Medical term:
mucous
mucous
[mu´kus]pertaining to or secreting mucus.
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mu·cous
(myū'kŭs), Do not confuse this adjective with the noun mucus.Relating to mucus or a mucous membrane.
[L. mucosus, mucous, fr. mucus]
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mucous
(myo͞o′kəs)adj.
1. Containing, producing, or secreting mucus: a mucous tissue.
2. Relating to, consisting of, or resembling mucus: a mucous substance.
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mucous
adjective Referring to either mucosa (e.g., mucous membrane) or to mucus (e.g., mucous secretion).Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
mucous
adjective Referring to either mucosa–eg, mucous membrane, or to mucus–eg, mucous secretionMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
mu·cous
(myū'kŭs)Relating to mucus or a mucous membrane.
[L. mucosus, mucous, fr. mucus]
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Mucous
Thick fluid produced by the moist membranes that line many body cavities and structures.
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