A mucocele is any dilatation (typically pathologic) with accumulation of mucus. Examples include: ...
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• (n.) An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.
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(mu´ko-sēl) dilation of a cavity with accumulated mucous secretion. a mucous polyp.
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Mu'co·cele noun [
Mucus + Greek
kh`lh tumor.]
(Medicine) An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: myū′kō-sēl Definitions: 1. A retention cyst of the salivary gland, lacrimal sac, paranasal sinuses, appendix, gallbladder, or other site. Synonyms: mucous cyst
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mucocele 1. The accumulation of mucus in a sac or a cavity; for example, enlargement of the lacrinal sac. 2. Distension with mucus of a mucous membrane-lined organ or compartment of the body (for example, the gallbladder, appendix, frontal sinus) as the result of acquired atresia (absence of a normal opening or failure of a structure to be tubular...
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a sac or body cavity that is swollen because of the production of mucus by the cells in its lining
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