Look up: mucous

1. mucous
   Type: Term Pronunciation: myū′kŭs Definitions: 1. Relating to mucus or a mucous membrane.
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2. Mucous
   a secretion which is viscous and slimy due to the presence ofglycoproteins .
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3. mucous
   [adj] - of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus
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4. Mucous
   An adjective that pertains to - a tissue that secretes mucus - a secretion with the sticky or slimy qualities of mucus - An alternative to mucous is mucoid, which resolves the confusion between mucous and mucus, which have identical pronunciation
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5. Mucous
   Relating to or secreting mucus. (E.g. mucous membrane: a membrane that secretes mucus and lines many of the body cavities, particularly those of the respiratory and intestinal tracts.)
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6. Mucous
   Mucous: Pertaining to mucus, a thick fluid produced by the lining of some tissues of the body. 'Mucus' without an 'o' is the Latin noun for 'a slimy semifluid discharge from the nose.' 'Mucous' with an 'o' is the corresponding adjective.
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7. mucous
   pertaining to or secreting mucus Category: Medicine
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8. Mucous
   Mu'cous adjective [ Latin mucosus , from mucus mucus.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance. 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, th...
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9. mucous
   1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance. ... 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane. Mucous membrane. ... <anatomy> A form of connective tissue in an early stage of development, found in the umbil...
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10. mucous
    mucose adjective of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus; `mucous tissue`; `mucous glands of the intestine`
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11. mucous
    (mu´kәs) pertaining to or secreting mucus.
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12. Mucous
    • (a.) Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane. • (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance.
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13. mucous
    mucous 1. A reference to, or covered by, mucus. 2. Secreting mucus. 3. Having the nature of, or resembling, mucus.
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14. Mucous
    - a secretion which is viscous and slimy due to the presence ofglycoproteins .
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15. Mucous
    Mucous is a term for surfaces which secret or are covered with mucus.
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16. Mucous
    Pertaining to mucus, a thick fluid produced by the lining of some tissues of the body.
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