Mucus
11mucus — [myo͞o′kəs] n. [L: see MEEK, MUCK] the thick, slimy secretion of the mucous membranes, that moistens and protects them …
12Mucus — Mucous cells on the stomach lining In vertebrates, mucus (adjectival form: mucous ) is a slippery secretion produced by, and covering, mucous membranes. Mucous fluid is typically produced from mucous cells found in mucous glands. Mucous cells… …
13mucus — /myooh keuhs/, n. a viscous, slimy mixture of mucins, water, electrolytes, epithelial cells, and leukocytes that is secreted by glands lining the nasal, esophageal, and other body cavities and serves primarily to protect and lubricate surfaces.… …
14mucus — n. 1) to secrete mucus 2) nasal mucus * * * [ mjuːkəs] nasal mucus to secrete mucus …
15mucus — n. viscous fluid secreted by membranes lining body cavities. ♦ mucoid(al), a. like mucus. ♦ mucopus, n. mixture of mucus and pus. ♦ mucorrhoea, n. abnormal discharge of mucus. ♦ mucosa, n. mucous membrane. ♦ mucous, a. secreting …
16Mucus — Schleim (lat. Mucus) ist eine zähflüssige organische Absonderung, insbesondere von Schleimhäuten, die üblicherweise dem Schutz der Organoberfläche vor Austrocknung, Fremdpartikeln oder Abrieb dient. Schleim kann auch der Einhüllung und… …
17mucus — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ excess ▪ cervical, nasal ▪ sticky, thick VERB + MUCUS ▪ produce …
18mucus — [17] Mucus was borrowed from Latin mūcus ‘nasal mucus’, which was related to two ancient verbs for ‘blow the nose’: Greek mússesthai and Latin ēmungere. The homophonic adjectival derivative mucous [17] (as in mucous membrane) comes from Latin… …
19mucus — Hūpē, ūpē, hākelo, wale. Also: na o, walewale, wale kea, weka, wekaweka, pīheka. ♦ Dried nasal mucus, pāpa a hūpē. ♦ To draw in mucus, hohō. ♦ To hang, as mucus, kākelokelo …
20mucus — [17] Mucus was borrowed from Latin mūcus ‘nasal mucus’, which was related to two ancient verbs for ‘blow the nose’: Greek mússesthai and Latin ēmungere. The homophonic adjectival derivative mucous [17] (as in mucous membrane) comes from Latin… …
