Usually means: Lining that secretes mucus, protective.
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We found 36 dictionaries that define the word mucous membrane:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. mucous membrane: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. mucous membrane: Merriam-Webster
  3. mucous membrane: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. mucous membrane: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. mucous membrane: Collins English Dictionary
  6. mucous membrane: Vocabulary.com
  7. mucous membrane: Wordnik
  8. mucous membrane: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. mucous membrane: Wiktionary
  10. mucous membrane: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. mucous membrane: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. mucous membrane: Dictionary.com
  13. Mucous Membrane, Mucous membrane: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. mucous membrane: Rhymezone
  15. mucous membrane: FreeDictionary.org
  16. mucous membrane: Mnemonic Dictionary
  17. mucous membrane: TheFreeDictionary.com

Art (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Mucous Membrane: Health & Beauty Glossary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. mucous membrane: Encyclopedia

Medicine (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. mucous membrane: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. mucous membrane: Natural Health glossary
  5. Johnson Bwby (No longer online)
  6. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  7. Probert Encyclopaedia of Medicine (No longer online)
  8. KidsHealth Glossary of Medical Words (No longer online)
  9. AIDS Medical Glossary and Drug Chart (No longer online)
  10. mucous membrane: Dictionary of Cancer Terms
  11. mucous membrane: Medical dictionary
  12. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  13. Hepatitis C Information Central (No longer online)

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dairy Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Mucous Membrane: Beauty & Health Glossary

(Note: See mucous_membranes as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (mucous membrane)

noun:  (anatomy) A membrane which secretes mucus. It forms the lining of various body passages that communicate with the air, such as the respiratory, genitourinary, and alimentary tracts including the mouth, nasal passages, vagina, and urethra.

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