- mucous membrane of nose
- tunica mucosa nasi.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
mucous membrane of nose
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Mucous membrane of nose — Latin tunica mucosa nasi, membrana mucosa nasi Gray s subject #223 996 The nasal mucous membrane lines the nasal cavities, and is intimately adherent to the periosteum or perichondrium. It is continuou … Wikipedia
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mucous membrane — UK [ˌmjuːkəs ˈmembreɪn] / US [ˌmjukəs ˈmemˌbreɪn] noun [countable] Word forms mucous membrane : singular mucous membrane plural mucous membranes medical a thin layer of skin that covers some parts of your body, for example the inside of your nose … English dictionary
mucous membrane — [[t]mju͟ːkəs me̱mbreɪn[/t]] mucous membranes N COUNT A mucous membrane is skin that produces mucus to prevent itself from becoming dry. It covers delicate parts of the body such as the inside of your nose. [TECHNICAL] … English dictionary
mucous membrane — The moist, inner lining of some organs and body cavities (such as the nose, mouth, lungs, and stomach). Glands in the mucous membrane make mucus (a thick, slippery fluid). Also called mucosa … English dictionary of cancer terms
mucous membrane — a lubricating membrane lining an internal surface or an organ, as the alimentary, respiratory, and genitourinary canals. [1805 15] * * * ▪ anatomy membrane lining bodily cavities and canals that lead to the outside, chiefly the respiratory,… … Universalium
mucous membrane — mu|cous mem|brane [ˌmju:kəs ˈmembreın] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: mucosus, from mucus; MUCUS] the thin layer of skin that covers some inner parts of the body, such as the inside of the nose, and produces mucus … Dictionary of contemporary English
mucous membrane — mu|cous mem|brane [ ,mjukəs mem,breın ] noun count a thin layer of skin that covers some parts of your body, for example the inside of your nose, and produces mucus to prevent itself from becoming dry … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mucous membrane — noun (C) the thin surface that covers certain inner parts of the body, such as the inside of the nose, and produces mucus … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
membrane — 1. A thin sheet or layer of pliable tissue, serving as a covering or envelope of a part, as the lining of a cavity, as a partition or septum, or to connect two structures. SYN: membrana [TA]. 2. SYN: biomembrane. [L. membrana, a skin or m … Medical dictionary
