Definition of Mucociliary

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the action of cilia in transporting mucus ¹

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Medical Definition of Mucociliary

1. Pertaining to or affecting the mucus membrane and hairs (including eyelashes, nose hair): mucociliary clearing: the clearance of mucus by ciliary movement (particularly in the respiratory system). (13 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mucociliary

muckworms
mucky pup
mucky pups
mucluc
muclucs
muco-
mucoactive
mucoadhesion
mucoadhesive
mucoalbuminous cells
mucobuccal fold
mucocele
mucoceles
mucociliary (current term)
mucociliary clearance
mucoclasis
mucocolitis
mucocutaneous
mucocutaneous junction
mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
mucocyst
mucoenteritis
mucoepidermoid
mucoepidermoid carcinoma
mucoepidermoid tumour

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