mucous tissue
1Mucous tissue — Mucous 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane.… …
2mucous tissue — n a gelatinous connective tissue that contains stellate cells with long processes in a soft matrix and that occurs in the umbilical cord and in the embryo and in myxomas * * * a jellylike mucoid connective tissue, such as occurs in the umbilical… …
3mucous tissue — noun : a gelatinous connective tissue containing stellate cells with long processes in a soft matrix that occurs in the umbilical cord and in the embryo and in myxomas …
4Mucous connective tissue — (or mucous tissue) is a type of connective tissue found during fetal development.It is most easily found as a component of Wharton s jelly.ee also* MucousExternal links* * * [http://www3.umdnj.edu/histsweb/lab3/lab3mucous.htm Overview at… …
5Mucous — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane. [1913… …
6Mucous membrane — Mucous 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane.… …
7Mucous patches — Mucous 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane.… …
8Mucous cyst of the oral mucosa — Classification and external resources A mucocele on the lower lip. ICD 10 K11.6 ICD …
9mucous membrane — n a membrane rich in mucous glands specif one that lines body passages and cavities which communicate directly or indirectly with the exterior (as the alimentary, respiratory, and genitourinary tracts), that functions in protection, support,… …
10Mucous 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 …
