mucous membrane

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Equivalents

Españolmembrana mucosa mucosa

Françaismuqueuse

DeutschSchleimhaut

23 more languages

Azərbaycan diliselikli qişa

Češtinasliznice

Ελληνικάβλεννογόνος

Gaeilgescannán ronnach

Magyarnyálkahártya

Հայերենլորձաթաղանթ

Italianomucosa

日本語粘膜

ქართულილორწოვანი გარსი

한국어점막

Latviešugļotāda

Македонскислузница

Nederlandsslijmvlies

Polskibłona śluzowa śluzówka

Portuguêsmucosa

Românămucoasă

Русскийслизистая оболочка сли́зистая ткань

Slovenčinasliznica

Svenskaslemhinna

Türkçemukoza sümük doku sümüksü zar

Українськаслизова оболонка

Tiếng Việtmàng nhầy niêm mạc

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

mucous tunic mucousness mucoviscidosis mucoviscosity mucro mucron

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