黏膜

niánmó

noun #33,463

Measure Word

一层黏膜 céng

Meanings

1 mucous membrane
2 mucosa

Characters

membrane / film

Examples

病毒通过呼吸道黏膜进入人体。

Bìngdú tōngguò hūxīdào niánmó jìnrù réntǐ.

The virus enters the body through the respiratory tract mucosa.

干燥的空气会损伤鼻腔黏膜。

Gānzào de kōngqì huì sǔnshāng bíqiāng niánmó.

Dry air can damage the nasal mucous membrane.

Tips

usage

Also written 粘膜 (with the simpler form of the 粘/黏 pair). Both simplified variants are accepted; 黏 is the stricter standard form for the adjective 'sticky.'

Stroke Order

黏 nián

膜 mó