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nounprotective secretion of the mucous 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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- mucosa mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior
- cervical glands mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix
- mucous membrane mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior
- cervical glands of the uterus mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix
- glandulae cervicales uteri mucus-secreting glands in the mucosa of the uterine cervix