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from The Century Dictionary.

  • Consisting in part of mucus, as a secretion; also, of a character between mucous membrane and ordinary skin, as the red part of the lips.
  • Lying beneath mucous membrane. See submucosa.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Anat.) Situated under a mucous membrane.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective anatomy Situated under a mucous membrane.

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sub- +‎ mucous

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