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mucous membrane

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mucous membrane

▶noun a mucus-secreting epithelial tissue lining many body cavities and tubular organs including the gut and respiratory passages.

'mucous membrane' also found in these Oxford entries:

bronchitis - cold - conjunctiva - coryza - decidua - endometrium - mucosa - papilloma - polyp - rhinitis - stomatitis - submucosa - turbinal - ulcer

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