Mucus

  • 51mucus — UK [ˈmjuːkəs] / US [ˈmjukəs] noun [uncountable] a liquid produced in some parts of your body, for example the inside of your nose Derived word: mucous adjective …

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  • 52mucus — [ˈmjuːkəs] noun [U] a liquid that is produced inside your nose and other parts of your body …

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  • 53mucus — /ˈmjukəs / (say myoohkuhs) noun a viscid secretion of the mucous membranes. {Latin} …

  • 54mucus — A thick, slippery fluid made by the membranes that line certain organs of the body, including the nose, mouth, throat, and vagina …

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  • 55mucus — n. 1 a slimy substance secreted by a mucous membrane. 2 a gummy substance found in all plants. 3 a slimy substance exuded by some animals, esp. fishes. Etymology: L …

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  • 56cervical mucus — mucus secreted by the mucous membrane of the uterine cervix; it undergoes chemical and physical changes owing to hormone stimulation during the menstrual cycle and plays an important role in helping spermatozoa travel inwards after coitus …

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  • 57Mucus colitis — A common gastrointestinal disorder involving an abnormal condition of gut contractions (motility) characterized by abdominal pain, bloating, mucous in stools, and irregular bowel habits with alternating diarrhea and constipation, symptoms that… …

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  • 58mucus method — /ˈmjukəs mɛθəd/ (say myoohkuhs methuhd) noun → Billings method …

  • 59Eating mucus — Classification and external resources A man picking his nose Eating mucus is the act of extracting nasal mucus and the succeeding action of ingesting the resulting product of this nose picking. Nasal mucus is also termed as boogers, snot, nose c …

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  • 60Dried nasal mucus — A booger or bogey Dried nasal mucus, pieces of which are colloquially known as bogeys[1] in English and boogers[2] in American, is commonly found in the nose and is a result of drying of the normally viscous colloida …

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