粘膜
Meanings
1
mucous membrane; mucosa
Anatomical term for the moist tissue lining body cavities and passages, such as the mouth, nose, and stomach.
When you catch a cold, the nasal mucous membrane swells.
I was prescribed medicine to protect the stomach lining.
Usage patterns
- 粘膜が炎症を起こすfor a mucous membrane to become inflamed
The mucous membrane in his nose is inflamed because of hay fever.
- 粘膜を保護するto protect a mucous membrane
This spray protects the mucous membrane in the throat.
- 粘膜から感染するto become infected through a mucous membrane
Viruses can sometimes infect a person through the mucous membranes of the eyes or nose.
- 粘膜が乾燥するfor a mucous membrane to dry out
In winter, the dry air often irritates the mucous membrane in the nose.