RESPIRATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANES
\ɹˌɛspɪɹˈe͡ɪʃən ɒv mjˈuːkəs mˈɛmbɹe͡ɪnz], \ɹˌɛspɪɹˈeɪʃən ɒv mjˈuːkəs mˈɛmbɹeɪnz], \ɹ_ˌɛ_s_p_ɪ_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n ɒ_v m_j_ˈuː_k_ə_s m_ˈɛ_m_b_ɹ_eɪ_n_z]\
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External r. through mucous membranes, carried on chiefly, in the higher animals, through the pulmonary and (to a lesser extent) the nasal and gastro-intestinal mucosae, though in some fishes r. through the last named is sufficient to support life.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe