mucous /mu·cous/ (mu´kus)
Mucous
mucous.
mucous
1. pertaining to or resembling mucus.
2. covered with mucus.
3. secreting, producing, or containing mucus.
mu·cous (my  k s)adj. 1. Containing, producing, or secreting mucus. 2. Relating to, consisting of, or resembling mucus. |
Mucous
Thick fluid produced by the moist membranes that line many body cavities and structures.
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mucous.
See mucus.
mucous
pertaining to or resembling mucus; secreting mucus.
mucous cell
a cell which secretes mucus.
mucous colitis
see irritable colon syndrome.
mucous membrane
see mucous membrane.
mucous thread
accumulations of mucus at the conjunctival fornices.
mucous tissue
a jelly-like connective tissue, such as occurs in the umbilical cord.
mucous
adjective Referring to either mucosa–eg, mucous membrane, or to mucus–eg, mucous secretion
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