mucus /mu·cus/ (mu´kus) the free slime of the mucous membranes, composed of secretion of the glands, various salts, desquamated cells, and leukocytes.
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mu·cus (my  k s)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. |
Mucus
Thick, viscous, gel-like material that functions to moisten and protect inner body surfaces.
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mucus
[myo̅o̅′kəs]
Etymology: L, slime
the viscous, slippery secretions of mucous membranes and glands, containing mucin, white blood cells, water, inorganic salts, and exfoliated cells. mucoid, adj., mucous [myo̅o̅'kəs] , adj.
mucus [mu´kus]
the free slime of the mucous membrane, composed of the secretion of its glands, various salts, desquamated cells, and leukocytes.
cervical mucus that constituting the mucous membrane of the uterine cervix; it undergoes chemical and physical changes owing to hormone stimulation during the menstrual cycle and plays an important role in helping spermatozoa travel inwards after coitus. See also discussion of the cervical mucus method of contraception, under contraception.
fertile mucus see ovulation method of contraception.
mucus (myōōˑ·k
s),n a thick, slippery discharge that comprises white blood cells, mucin, inorganic salts, water, and exfoliated cells produced by the mucous membranes. Functions to moisten and protect them.
mucus
(mū´kus),
n the viscous, slippery secretions of mucous membranes and glands, containing mucin, white blood cells, water, inorganic salts, and exfoliated cells.
n the viscous, slippery secretions of mucous membranes and glands, containing mucin, white blood cells, water, inorganic salts, and exfoliated cells.
mucus
the free slime of the mucous membrane, composed of the secretion of its glands, various salts, desquamated cells and leukocytes. See also mucous.
mucus agglutination test
an agglutination test carried out on mucus, e.g. the test for the presence of antibodies to Campylobacter spp. carried out on vaginal mucus.
gastric mucus
a protective gelatinous material coating gastric mucosal cells.
respiratory mucus
part of the protective mucociliary blanket of the upper respiratory tract.
vaginal mucus
the appearance of the mucus from the cow's vagina is a good indication that she is in estrus. Laboratory examination of the mucus for cell patterns and arborization is used to determine the stage of reproduction in bitches.
mucus
A clear viscous secretion of mucous membranes consisting mainly of mucin, as well as inorganic salts suspended in water.
mucus
A clear viscid fluid produced by various mucosae–eg, nose, mouth, throat, vagina, containing mucopolysaccharides, enzymes, IgA, and other proteins, desquamated epithelial cells, inorganic salts in fluid. See Cervical mucus.
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