mucous
adjective
pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling mucus.
submucous
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a word derived from
mucous.
Example Sentences
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Without, connected with it by the submucous connective tissue, is placed the muscular coat, and externally over the greater portion of its length the peritoneal serous membrane.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various
Severer cases are frequently occasioned by serous infiltration into the submucous tissue, with or without inflammation of the mucous membrane of the larynx and of its vicinity.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
Perichondritis may occur and be followed by necrosis of cartilage and the formation of abscesses in the submucous tissue of the larynx or in the cellular tissue of the neck.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
Remarkable changes have occurred in the smaller vessels, especially in the capillaries and small veins of the villi and submucous tissue.
From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various
Tertiary lesions of mucous membrane and of the submucous cellular tissue are met with chiefly in the tongue, nose, throat, larynx, and rectum.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
