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Definition of mucus

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Mucus (n.) A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes, which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary passages, etc..

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Pituitary :: Pituitary (a.) Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities..

Phlegm :: Phlegm (a.) Viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in the respiratory and digestive passages.

Apophlegmatic :: Apophlegmatic (a.) Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from mouth or nostrils.

Mucific :: Mucific (a.) Secreting mucus.

Expectoration :: Expectoration (n.) That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus..

Mucivore :: Mucivore (n.) An insect which feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, as certain Diptera, of the tribe Mucivora..

Mucopurulent :: Mucopurulent (a.) Having the character or appearance of both mucus and pus.

Snet :: Snet (v. t.) The clear of mucus; to blow.

Pituite :: Pituite (n.) Mucus, phlegm..

Rattle :: Rattle (n.) The noise in the throat produced by the air in passing through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel; -- chiefly observable at the approach of death, when it is called the death rattle. See R/le..

Mucous :: Mucous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance..

Secern :: Secern (v. t.) To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose..

Catarrh :: Catarrh (n.) An inflammatory affection of any mucous membrane, in which there are congestion, swelling, and an altertion in the quantity and quality of mucus secreted; as, catarrh of the stomach; catarrh of the bladder..

Slime :: Slime (n.) A mucuslike substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals.

Expectorant :: Expectorant (a.) Tending to facilitate expectoration or to promote discharges of mucus, etc., from the lungs or throat..

Hemorrhoids :: Hemorrhoids (n. pl.) Livid and painful swellings formed by the dilation of the blood vessels around the margin of, or within, the anus, from which blood or mucus is occasionally discharged; piles; emerods..

Expectoration :: Expectoration (n.) The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting..

Erthine :: Erthine (a.) Causing or increasing secretion of nasal mucus.

Mucus :: Mucus (n.) A gelatinous or slimy substance found in certain algae and other plants.

Mucusin :: Mucusin (n.) Mucin.