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mu·co·cil·i·ar·y

(myū'kō-sil'ē-ā'rē),

Related to the interaction of mucus and ciliated epithelium.

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mu·co·cil·i·ar·y

(myū'kō-sil'ē-ar-ē)

Pertaining to ciliated columnar epithelium found in the bronchial tree to the level of the terminal bronchioles, and in the uterine tubes.
See: ciliary

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* It encompasses mechanical barriers, the mucociliary escalator, and anti-infective chemicals and peptides/proteins.

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