mucinoid
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mucinoid — adj. resembling mucin, mucous like … English contemporary dictionary
mucinoid — mu·cin·oid … English syllables
mucinoid — adjective resembling mucin • Pertains to noun: ↑mucin … Useful english dictionary
mucinoid degeneration — a term used to include both mucoid and colloid degeneration; called also mucinous d … Medical dictionary
mucin — mucinoid, adj. mucinous /myooh seuh neuhs/, adj. /myooh sin/, n. Biochem. any of a class of glycoproteins found in saliva, gastric juice, etc., that form viscous solutions and act as lubricants or protectants on external and internal surfaces of… … Universalium
mucoid — 1. General term for a mucin, mucoprotein, or glycoprotein. SYN: mucinoid (1). 2. SYN: muciform. 3. SYN: mucinous. [mucus + G. eidos, appearance] * * * mu·coid myü .kȯid adj 1 … Medical dictionary
colloid — 1. Aggregates of atoms or molecules in a finely divided state (submicroscopic), dispersed in a gaseous, liquid, or solid medium, and resisting sedimentation, diffusion, and filtration, thus differing from precipitates. SEE ALSO: hydrocolloid … Medical dictionary
degeneration — 1. Deterioration; passing from a higher to a lower level or type. 2. A worsening of mental, physical, or moral qualities. 3. A retrogressive pathologic change in cells or tissues, in consequence of which their functions are often impaired or… … Medical dictionary
mucin — [myo͞o′sin] n. [Fr mucine: see MUCUS & IN1] any of various glycoproteins in connective tissue, saliva, mucus, etc., that lubricate and protect the body mucinoid adj. mucinous … English World dictionary
