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Definition mucous membrane in American English

mucous membrane noun

[countable] noun
/ˌmjukəs ˈmemˌbreɪn/
1

a thin layer of skin that covers some parts of your body, for example the inside of your nose, and produces mucus to prevent itself from becoming dry

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Definition mucous membrane in American English