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.
2.
Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane.
Mucous membrane.
(Anat.) See under
Membrane. -- Mucous patches (Med.), elevated patches found in the mucous
membranes of the mouth and anus, usually due to syphilis. -- Mucous tissue
(Anat.), a form of connective tissue in an
early stage of development, found in the
umbilical cord and in the embryo, and also in certain tumors called myxomata.
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