Mucous — Mu cous, a. [L. mucosus, fr. mucus mucus.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance. [1913 Webster] 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mucous membrane — Mucous Mu cous, a. [L. mucosus, fr. mucus mucus.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance. [1913 Webster] 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mucous tissue — Mucous Mu cous, a. [L. mucosus, fr. mucus mucus.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance. [1913 Webster] 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mucous membrane — Layers: serosa longitudinal muscle myenteric plexus circular muscle submucosal plexus submucosal mucosal … Wikipedia
Mucous membrane of the soft palate — Gray s subject #243 1141 The mucous membrane of the soft palate is thin, and covered with stratified squamous epithelium on both surfaces, excepting near the pharyngeal ostium of the auditory tube, where it is columnar and ciliated. According to… … Wikipedia
Peyer's patches — oval masses of lymphoid tissue on the mucous membrane lining the small intestine. J. C. Peyer (1653 1712), Swiss anatomist … Medical dictionary
Peyer's patches — oval masses of lymphoid tissue on the mucous membrane lining the small intestine. [C. Peyer (1653–1712), Swiss anatomist] … The new mediacal dictionary
Syphilis — A sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum, a microscopic organism called a spirochete. This worm like, spiral shaped organism infects people by burrowing into the moist mucous membranes of the mouth or genitals. From there, the… … Medical dictionary
laryngitis — laryngitic /lar euhn jit ik/, adj. /lar euhn juy tis/, n. Pathol. inflammation of the larynx, often with accompanying sore throat, hoarseness or loss of voice, and dry cough. [1815 25; LARYNG + ITIS] * * * Inflammation of the larynx, causing… … Universalium
endemic syphilis — see bejel * * * a chronic, inflammatory, non–sexually transmitted treponemal infection caused by a subspecies of Treponema pallidum; it mainly affects children in dry regions around the Mediterranean and nearby desert areas in Africa and the… … Medical dictionary
