Mū'cōus, a.
(-kus), a. [Lat. mucosus, from mucus, mu-cus; It. mucoso, Sp. mucoso, mocoso, Fr. muqueux.]
- Pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, and lubricious; as, a mucous substance.
- Secreting a slimy substance; as, the mucous membrane.
Mucous membrane (Anat.), the membrane lining all the cavities of the body which open externally, and continuous with the skin. It secretes the fluid called mucus.