mucus

[ myoo-kuhs ]

/ ˈmyu kəs /

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noun

a viscous, slimy mixture of mucins, water, electrolytes, epithelial cells, and leukocytes that is secreted by glands lining the nasal, esophageal, and other body cavities and serves primarily to protect and lubricate surfaces.

Origin of mucus

1655–65; <Latin mūcus snot; akin to Greek myktḗr nose, mýxa slime

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mucus

mucous, mucus

Words nearby mucus

mucous membrane, mucous plug, mucoviscidosis, mucro, mucronate, mucus, mud, Mudanjiang, mud bath, mud berth, mud bug

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Example sentences from the Web for mucus

It would be similar to smoking, only less…and you might get a chronic cough, or raise a little [mucus].
E-Cigarettes: The Side Effects Nobody Talks About|DailyBurn|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Plummer found the film so saccharine that he even developed a nickname for it: “The Sound of Mucus.”
Jim Carrey’s Rant Against ‘Kick-Ass 2’ and 13 Other Stars Who Hate Their Own Films|Marlow Stern|June 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The announcer said brightly, “She is completely effaced right now, and she just lost her mucus plug.”
Exclusive: The Miracle of Birth (VIDEO)|Rachel Grady|September 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
A sufficient amount of mucus or fecal matter will usually be brought away by it.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd

The presence of mucus or of mucus tinged with blood in the stools shows the predominance of colitis.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
An inflammation of a mucous membrane, usually attended with an increased secretion of mucus.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell
As might be expected from the nature of the disease, the secretion of mucus from the intestinal surface is augmented.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Blenny, blen′ni, n. a genus of acanthopterygious fishes, covered with mucus or slimy matter.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for mucus

mucus

/ (ˈmjuːkəs) /

noun

the slimy protective secretion of the mucous membranes, consisting mainly of mucin

Word Origin for mucus

C17: from Latin: nasal secretions; compare mungere to blow the nose; related to Greek muxa mucus, muktēr nose

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Cultural definitions for mucus

mucus

A slippery and somewhat sticky fluid secreted by the glands in mucous membranes. Mucus lubricates and protects the mucous membranes.

Medical definitions for mucus

mucus

[ myōō′kəs ]

n.

The viscous slippery substance that consists chiefly of mucin, water, cells, and inorganic salts and that is secreted as a protective lubricant coating by the cells and glands of the mucous membranes.

Scientific definitions for mucus

mucus

[ myōō′kəs ]

The slimy, viscous substance secreted as a protective lubricant by mucous membranes. Mucus is composed chiefly of large glycoproteins called mucins and inorganic salts suspended in water.

单词	mucus
释义	mucus [ myoo-kuhs ] / ˈmyu kəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mucus ON THESAURUS.COM noun a viscous, slimy mixture of mucins, water, electrolytes, epithelial cells, and leukocytes that is secreted by glands lining the nasal, esophageal, and other body cavities and serves primarily to protect and lubricate surfaces. Origin of mucus 1655–65; <Latin mūcus snot; akin to Greek myktḗr nose, mýxa slime WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH mucus mucous, mucus Words nearby mucus mucous membrane, mucous plug, mucoviscidosis, mucro, mucronate, mucus, mud, Mudanjiang, mud bath, mud berth, mud bug Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mucus It would be similar to smoking, only less…and you might get a chronic cough, or raise a little [mucus]. E-Cigarettes: The Side Effects Nobody Talks About\|DailyBurn\|September 25, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Plummer found the film so saccharine that he even developed a nickname for it: “The Sound of Mucus.” Jim Carrey’s Rant Against ‘Kick-Ass 2’ and 13 Other Stars Who Hate Their Own Films\|Marlow Stern\|June 25, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The announcer said brightly, “She is completely effaced right now, and she just lost her mucus plug.” Exclusive: The Miracle of Birth (VIDEO)\|Rachel Grady\|September 23, 2012\|DAILY BEAST A sufficient amount of mucus or fecal matter will usually be brought away by it. A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis\|James Campbell Todd The presence of mucus or of mucus tinged with blood in the stools shows the predominance of colitis. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various An inflammation of a mucous membrane, usually attended with an increased secretion of mucus. A Practical Physiology\|Albert F. Blaisdell As might be expected from the nature of the disease, the secretion of mucus from the intestinal surface is augmented. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various Blenny, blen′ni, n. a genus of acanthopterygious fishes, covered with mucus or slimy matter. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for mucus mucus / (ˈmjuːkəs) / noun the slimy protective secretion of the mucous membranes, consisting mainly of mucin Word Origin for mucus C17: from Latin: nasal secretions; compare mungere to blow the nose; related to Greek muxa mucus, muktēr nose undefined mucus See mucous Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to mucus sludge, mud, goo, gunk, saliva, bile, mire, scum, ooze, fungus, glop, gum, juice, sweat, sap, milk, tears Cultural definitions for mucus mucus A slippery and somewhat sticky fluid secreted by the glands in mucous membranes. Mucus lubricates and protects the mucous membranes. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for mucus mucus [ myōō′kəs ] n. The viscous slippery substance that consists chiefly of mucin, water, cells, and inorganic salts and that is secreted as a protective lubricant coating by the cells and glands of the mucous membranes. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for mucus mucus [ myōō′kəs ] The slimy, viscous substance secreted as a protective lubricant by mucous membranes. Mucus is composed chiefly of large glycoproteins called mucins and inorganic salts suspended in water. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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mucus

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Cultural definitions for mucus

Medical definitions for mucus

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Scientific definitions for mucus