Definition of "mucous" []

• Containing, producing, or secreting mucus: a mucous tissue. (adjective)
• Relating to, consisting of, or resembling mucus: a mucous substance. (adjective)

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• "Every month, for a few days prior to menstruation, the inside lining of the womb (what we call the mucous membrane or endometrium) becomes congested and its bloodvessels become distended with blood."
• "This type of polyp tends to retain mucous and is inflamed, which causes bleeding when the stool passes by the polyp and some of the surface cells shed."
• "It has additionally been traditionally used for breathlessness, clearing mucous from the respiratory system, soothing coughs, assisting divert as great as semen prolongation as great as as an insecticide opposite lice."