\Mu"cous\, a. [L. mucosus, fr. mucus mucus.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or
   stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance.
2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous
   membrane.
{Mucous membrane}. (Anat.) See under {Membrane}.
{Mucous patches} (Med.), elevated patches found in the mucous
   membranes of the mouth and anus, usually due to syphilis.
{Mucous tissue} (Anat.), a form of connective tissue in an
   early stage of development, found in the umbilical cord
   and in the embryo, and also in certain tumors called
   myxomata.