mucous plug


plug

 [plug] an obstructing mass.epithelial plug mass of ectodermal cells that temporarily closes the external naris of the fetus.mucous plug 1. a plug formed by secretions of mucous glands of the cervix uteri and closing the cervical canal during pregnancy.2. abnormally thick mucus occluding the bronchi and bronchioles, as in asthma or bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.

mu·cous plug

a mass of mucus and cells filling the cervical canal between periods or during pregnancy; a mass of mucous occluding a main or lobar bronchus.

mu·cous plug

(myū'kŭs plŭg) 1. A mass of mucus and cells filling the cervical canal between periods of menstruation or during pregnancy. 2. A mass of mucus occluding a main or lobar bronchus.