Mucous tissue


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(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.

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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