MUCOUS MEMBRANE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mucous membrane mean? 

• MUCOUS MEMBRANE (noun)
  The noun MUCOUS MEMBRANE has 1 sense:

1. mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior

  Familiarity information: MUCOUS MEMBRANE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUCOUS MEMBRANE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

mucosa; mucous membrane

Hypernyms ("mucous membrane" is a kind of...):

membrane; tissue layer (a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mucous membrane"):

conjunctiva (a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid)

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)

hymen; maidenhead; virginal membrane (a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin)

 Context examples 

It affects the mucous membranes, lymph nodes, lungs and bones.

(Paracoccidioidomycosis, NCI Thesaurus)

A chronic autoimmune disorder that belongs to the mucous membrane pemphigoid disorders.

(Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid, NCI Thesaurus)

In the killing of tumor cells, other cells that are rapidly growing e.g hair, mucous membranes are also killed.

(Chemically Induced Cytotoxicity, NCI Thesaurus)

A mycosis affecting the skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and internal organs.

(Paracoccidioidomycosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Purple or red hemorrhagic pinpoint spots in the skin or mucous membranes.

(Petechia, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by an inflammation involving the mucous membrane of the pharynx.

(Pharyngeal Mucositis, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

An inflammatory process affecting the mucous membrane of the pharynx.

(Pharyngeal Mucositis, NCI Thesaurus)

The inflammation may also involve the mucous membranes of the sinuses, eyes, middle ear, and pharynx.

(Allergic Rhinitis, NCI Thesaurus)

It serves as a transition zone between cutaneous and mucous membrane components.

(Caruncle, NCI Thesaurus)

In people with pemphigus, the cells in the top layer of the skin and the mucous membranes come under immune attack.

(Approach targets autoimmunity, NIH)