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Mucousness :: Mucousness (n.) The quality or state of being mucous; sliminess.

Barb :: Barb (n.) Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane, which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen..

Conjunctiva :: Conjunctiva (n.) The mucous membrane which covers the external surface of the ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids; the conjunctival membrane.

Ecteron :: Ecteron (n.) The external layer of the skin and mucous membranes; epithelium; ecderon.

Choke Pear :: Choke pear () A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous membrane of the mouth..

Reticulum :: Reticulum (n.) The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the honeycomb stomach..

Mucous :: Mucous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance..

Copaiva :: Copaiva (n.) A more or less viscid, yellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin of several species of Copaifera, a genus of trees growing in South America and the West Indies. It is stimulant and diuretic, and is much used in affections of the mucous membranes; -- called also balsam of copaiba..

Thirst :: Thirst (n.) A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane; hence, the condition producing this sensation..

Mucin :: Mucin (n.) An albuminoid substance which is contained in mucus, and gives to the latter secretion its peculiar ropy character. It is found in all the secretions from mucous glands, and also between the fibers of connective tissue, as in tendons. See Illust. of Demilune..

Enderon :: Enderon (n.) The deep sensitive and vascular layer of the skin and mucous membranes.

Submultiple :: Submucous (a.) Situated under a mucous membrane.

Scrofula :: Scrofula (n.) A constitutional disease, generally hereditary, especially manifested by chronic enlargement and cheesy degeneration of the lymphatic glands, particularly those of the neck, and marked by a tendency to the development of chronic intractable inflammations of the skin, mucous membrane, bones, joints, and other parts, and by a diminution in the power of resistance to disease or injury and the capacity for recovery. Scrofula is now generally held to be tuberculous in character, and may

Rennet :: Rennet (v.) The inner, or mucous, membrane of the fourth stomach of the calf, or other young ruminant; also, an infusion or preparation of it, used for coagulating milk..

Mucus :: Mucus (n.) A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes, which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary passages, etc..

Mucigen :: Mucigen (n.) A substance which is formed in mucous epithelial cells, and gives rise to mucin..

Gleet :: Gleet (n.) A transparent mucous discharge from the membrane of the urethra, commonly an effect of gonorrhea..

Rhinitis :: Rhinitis (n.) Infllammation of the nose; esp., inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nostrils..

Vaginitis :: Vaginitis (n.) Inflammation of the vagina, or the genital canal, usually of its mucous living membrane..

Nympha :: Nympha (n.) Two folds of mucous membrane, within the labia, at the opening of the vulva..

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