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mucous membranes

mucous membranes is the plural of mucous membrane.

Meaning of mucous membrane

Noun

mucous membrane (plural mucous membranes)

  1. A membrane which secretes mucus. It forms the lining of various body passages that communicate with the air, such as the respiratory, genitourinary, and alimentary tracts including the mouth, nasal passages, vagina, and urethra.

Questions about mucous membranes

What is mucous membranes the plural of?
Mucous membranes is the plural of mucous membrane.

Words near mucous membranes in the dictionary

  1. mucotoxic
  2. mucotropic
  3. mucous
  4. mucous acid
  5. mucous membrane
  6. mucous membranes
  7. mucous tunic
  8. mucous tunics
  9. mucousal
  10. mucously
  11. mucousness

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