Sentence examples for mucous membrane from inspiring English sources
noun
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.
"The texture of collagen is very much like the mucous membrane," he said.
The virus enters the body through broken skin or mucous membrane.
This chemical is a mucous membrane irritant that causes the release of a substance that stimulates pain fibers and inflammation.
Consequently, their lining is mucous membrane similar to that found in the nose.
Figure 5: Sensory nerve supply of the mucous membrane of the oral cavity and pharynx.
The balloon is inflated with hot water and the mucous membrane burned away by the heat.
The top surface, or dorsum, contains numerous projections of the mucous membrane called papillae.
In olfaction molecules dissolved in the mucous membrane stimulate receptors in the olfactory epithelium.
Lesions of the gums, and the oral mucous membrane, and the throat were observed.
Skin or mucous membrane lesions, often dark blue to violaceous plaques or nodules, were present in most of the patients on their initial physician visit.
Mucous membrane, membrane lining body cavities and canals that lead to the outside, chiefly the respiratory, digestive, and urogenital tracts.
