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mucous
1. A reference to, or covered by, mucus.
2. Secreting mucus.
3. Having the nature of, or resembling, mucus.
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mucous, mucus
mucous (MYOO kuhs) (adjective)
1. Referring to something which is slimy or covered with a thick slippery substance: There was a mucous- like matter on the steps leading down to the river.
2. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling a thick, slippery protective medium: The mucous membrane is a thin, wet layer of skin that is inside some part of the body; such as, the nose and throat, which produces mucus.
mucus (MYOO kuhs) (noun)
A thick, slippery fluid produced by certain membranes in the body, the purpose of which is to moisten and to protect: When Jeremy sneezed, mucus was visible and he needed a handkerchief to wipe his nose.

In Fay's favorite science fiction book, the victim was covered with mucous, which was disgusting because it reminded her of the mucus secreted by the slugs in her garden.

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(Latin: mucus, mucous, or mucosa; a viscid, slippery, slime secretion of the mucous membranes; related to mucor, "mold, moldiness")
(Greek: mucus; a slippery protective secretion that is produced in the linings of some organs of the body by the mucous membranes and glands)
(Greek: mucus; a protective secretion from the mucous membranes in the nose, throat, and lungs; a thick fluid produced by the linings of some tissues of the body and is secreted as a protective lubricant coating by cells and glands of the mucous membranes)
(Greek: a meadow; a pasture; an abode; a place for eating; by extension, "distribution of an acute, necrotizing ulcerative process involving mucous membranes of the mouth or genitalia")
(Latin: pertaining to, or having scurvy [a disease resulting from a deficiency of vitamin C in the body, characterized by weakness, anemia, spongy gums, bleeding from the mucous membranes, etc.])
(Latin: a pendent, fleshy mass of tissue hanging from the soft palate above the root of the tongue; mucous membrane)
(Latin: tuft of hair, fleece; a villus, a small protrusion, especially arising from a mucous membrane)
Word Entries containing the term: “mucous
mucocolitis, mucous colitis
An affection of the mucous membrane of the colon characterized by colicky pain, or resembling the pain of colic, constipation, or diarrhea (sometimes alternating), and passage of mucous or slimy pseudomembranous shreds and patches.
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mucous degeneration
Any retrogressive change associated with the abnormal production of mucus.
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mucous gland
A gland that secretes mucus; such as, the salivary gland.
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mucous membrane
1. The mucus-secreting epithelial lining of cavities and canals that opens to the exterior of the body.
2. The general name given to the membrane that lines many of the hollow organs of the body.

These membranes vary widely in structure in different sites, but all have the common character of being lubricated by mucus.

It is derived in some cases from isolated cells on the surface of the membrane, but more generally from definite glands placed beneath the membrane, and opening here and there through it via ducts.

The air passages, the gastrointestinal tract, and the ducts of glands that open into it; and also the urinary passages, are all lined by mucous membrane.

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mucous membrane, tunica mucosa
The lubricated inner lining of the mouth, nasal passages, vagina and urethra, and any membrane or lining which contains mucous secreting glands.
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mucous polyp
A small growth from mucous lining of the cervix or uterus.
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