mucous membrane

Preferred Label : mucous membrane;

MeSH definition : An EPITHELIUM with MUCUS-secreting cells, such as GOBLET CELLS. It forms the lining of many body cavities, such as the DIGESTIVE TRACT, the RESPIRATORY TRACT, and the reproductive tract. Mucosa, rich in blood and lymph vessels, comprises an inner epithelium, a middle layer (lamina propria) of loose CONNECTIVE TISSUE, and an outer layer (muscularis mucosae) of SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS that separates the mucosa from submucosa.;

MeSH synonym : membrane, mucous; mucous membranes; mucosa; mucosal tissue; tissue, mucosal; tissues, mucosal; membranes, mucous; mucosal tissues;

MeSH hyponym : muscularis mucosae; lamina propria; Propria, Lamina; Mucosae, Muscularis;

MeSH annotation : general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate NIM with specific organ (IM);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucous membrane;

Details

Origin ID

D009092;

UMLS CUI

C0026724;

Allowable qualifiers
- abnormalities [MeSH Qualifier]
- anatomy and histology [MeSH Qualifier]
- blood supply [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- diagnostic imaging [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- embryology [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- injuries [MeSH Qualifier]
- innervation [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiopathology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- surgery [MeSH Qualifier]
- transplantation [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- lamina propria [MeSH concept]
- mucous membrane [MeSH concept]
- muscularis mucosae [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- urban schosser spohn syndrome [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
See also
- administration, mucosal [MeSH Descriptor]
See also (suggested by CISMeF)
- immunity, mucosal [MeSH Descriptor]
- mucositis [MeSH Descriptor]
- mucus [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Tissue [UMLS semantic type]

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