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Mucus   /mjˈukəs/   Listen
Mucus

noun
1.
Protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium.  Synonym: mucous secretion.






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"Mucus" Quotes from Famous Books



... hen's egg, when it is laid a day or two too soon,) and which gradually hardens. This may also be seen in common shell snails, if a part of their shell be broken it becomes repaired in a similar manner with mucus, which by ...
— The Botanic Garden - A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: The Economy of Vegetation • Erasmus Darwin

... early part of the winter, what is called catarrh, viz. an increased secretion of mucus from the membranes of the nose, fauces, and air-tubes, with fever, and attended with sneezing and cough, thirst, lassitude, and want ...
— The Maternal Management of Children, in Health and Disease. • Thomas Bull, M.D.



Words linked to "Mucus" :   leukorrhea, mucin, mucous, sputum, snot, secretion, phlegm, mucous secretion, booger, leucorrhea



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