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mucous membrane (enc)

Mucous Membrane

Noun1.mucous membrane - mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior
conjunctiva - a transparent membrane covering the eyeball and under surface of the eyelid
tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects organs or cells of animals
endometrium - (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition
maidenhead, virginal membrane, hymen - a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin

 

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