mucous plug

mucous plug
1. a plug formed by secretions of the mucous glands of the cervix uteri, closing the cervical canal during pregnancy. 2. abnormally thick mucus occluding the bronchi and bronchioles, as in asthma or bronchopulmonary aspergillosis.

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