mucous canaln.

Brit.

/ˌmjuːkəs kəˈnal/, U.S.

/ˈˌmjukəs kəˈnæl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mucous adj., canal n.

Etymology: < mucous adj. + canal n.

†1. Anatomy. Any tubular viscus lined with a mucous membrane. Obsolete.

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1830 G. Macilwain (title) Surgical observations on the more important diseases of the mucous canals of the body.

1857 Proc. Royal Soc. 1856–7 8 473 The digestive and other mucous canals are at rest, or move with slow worm-like actions.

2. Zoology. A duct through which mucus is conveyed, esp. to the surface of the skin of a fish or amphibian. Now rare.

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the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [noun] > mucus

mucus1597

slaver1650

mucous canal1859

mucoduct1875

1859 T. H. Huxley in H. H. Howell Geol. Warwickshire Coal-field 54 The so-called ‘mucous-canal’ of the ordinary Labyrinthodonts.

1875 T. H. Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 762/1 Symmetrically disposed grooves, the so-called ‘mucous canals’.

1969 Jrnl. Parasitol. 55 435 (title) A new Philichthyid copepod parasitic in the mucous canals of surfperches.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mucous canal
释义	mucous canaln. Brit. /ˌmjuːkəs kəˈnal/, U.S. /ˈˌmjukəs kəˈnæl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mucous adj., canal n. Etymology: < mucous adj. + canal n. †1. Anatomy. Any tubular viscus lined with a mucous membrane. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1830 G. Macilwain (title) Surgical observations on the more important diseases of the mucous canals of the body. 1857 Proc. Royal Soc. 1856–7 8 473 The digestive and other mucous canals are at rest, or move with slow worm-like actions. 2. Zoology. A duct through which mucus is conveyed, esp. to the surface of the skin of a fish or amphibian. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [noun] > mucus mucus1597 slaver1650 mucous canal1859 mucoduct1875 1859 T. H. Huxley in H. H. Howell Geol. Warwickshire Coal-field 54 The so-called ‘mucous-canal’ of the ordinary Labyrinthodonts. 1875 T. H. Huxley in Encycl. Brit. I. 762/1 Symmetrically disposed grooves, the so-called ‘mucous canals’. 1969 Jrnl. Parasitol. 55 435 (title) A new Philichthyid copepod parasitic in the mucous canals of surfperches. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1830
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