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• mucous colitis (noun)
  1. often alternating with periods of constipation recurrent abdominal pain and diarrhoea ; often associated with emotional stress
• mucous membrane (noun)
  1. the thin layer of skin that covers some inner parts of the body, such as the inside of the nose, and produces mucus
• mucous secretion (noun)
  1. protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium
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