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mucilage

 [mu´sĭ-lij]
an aqueous solution of a gummy substance, used as a vehicle or soothing agent. adj., adj mucilag´inous.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

mu·ci·lage

(myū'si-lij),
A pharmacopeial preparation consisting of a solution in water of the mucilaginous principles of vegetable substances; used as a soothing application to the mucous membranes and in the preparation of official and extemporaneous mixtures.
[L. mucilago]
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

mu·ci·lage

(myū'si-lăj)
A pharmacopeial preparation consisting of a solution in water of the mucilaginous principles of vegetable substances; used as a soothing application to the mucous membranes and in the preparation of official and extemporaneous mixtures.
[L. mucilago]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

mucilage

a complex of polysaccharides which becomes slimy when wet, when it swells and retains water. It is secreted by many animals, plants and bacteria.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005

mu·ci·lage

(myū'si-lăj)
Pharmacopeial preparation consisting of a solution with mucilaginous principles of vegetable substances.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012
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