mucous membrane

English

mucous membrane (plural mucous membranes)

(anatomy) 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.

membrane which secretes mucus

Norwegian:
Bokmål: slimhinne m or f

Nynorsk: slimhinne f
Persian: please add this translation if you can
Polish: błona śluzowa (pl) f, śluzówka f
Portuguese: mucosa (pt) f
Romanian: mucoasă (ro) f, membrană mucoasă f
Russian: сли́зистая оболо́чка (ru) f (slízistaja obolóčka), сли́зистая ткань f (slízistaja tkanʹ)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: cлузокожа f, слу́зница f

Roman: sluzokoža f, slúznica (sh) f
Spanish: membrana mucosa f
Swedish: slemhinna (sv) c, mukosa (sv) c
Vietnamese: niêm mạc (vi), màng nhầy
Volapük: slimaflid

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