粘膜

niánmó
noun #50,725

Meanings

  1. 1 mucous membrane
  2. 2 mucosa

Examples

Bíqiāng niánmó fāyán huì yǐnqǐ liútì.
Inflammation of the nasal mucosa causes a runny nose.
Kǒuqiāng niánmó kuìyáng hěn chángjiàn.
Mouth ulcers on the oral mucosa are very common.

Tips

mistakes
The character has two readings: nián (sticky, as here) and zhān (to glue). For 粘膜 the correct medical reading is nián. The equivalent modern form 黏膜 is also common.

Stroke Order

zhān