Usually means: Lining of moist, protective tissues.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word mucous membranes:

General (10 matching dictionaries)
  1. mucous membranes: Merriam-Webster
  2. mucous membranes: Collins English Dictionary
  3. mucous membranes: Vocabulary.com
  4. mucous membranes: Wordnik
  5. mucous membranes: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. mucous membranes: Wiktionary
  7. Mucous membranes: Dictionary.com
  8. Mucous membranes: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. mucous membranes: FreeDictionary.org
  10. Mucous membranes: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Mucous membranes: Encyclopedia

Medicine (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. mucous membranes: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Mucous membranes: Merck Manuals
  3. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Mucous membranes: Medical dictionary

(Note: See mucous_membrane as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (mucous membrane)

noun:  (anatomy) 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.
▸ Also see mucous_membrane


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