Usually means: Secretes mucus, lubricates and protects.
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  1. Mucous gland: InfoVisual Visual Dictionary
  2. mucous gland: Dictionary.com
  3. Mucous gland: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. mucous gland: Encyclopedia

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  2. mucous gland, Mucous gland: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wikipedia (Mucous gland)

noun:  Mucous glands, also known as muciparous glands, are found in several different parts of the body, and they typically stain lighter than serous glands during standard histological preparation.


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