Medical Definition of Mucinoses

1. Mucoid states characterised by the elevated deposition and accumulation of mucin (mucopolysaccharides) in dermal tissue. The fibroblasts are responsible for the production of acid mucopolysaccharides (glycosaminoglycans) in the ground substance of the connective tissue system. When fibroblasts produce abnormally large quantities of mucopolysaccharides as hyaluronic acid, chondroitin sulfate, or heparin, they accumulate in large amounts in the dermis. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mucinoses

mucilaginous
mucilaginously
mucilaginous gland
mucin
mucin
mucinaemia
mucinase
mucinogen
mucinogen
mucinogens
mucinogen granules
mucinoid
mucinoid
mucinoid degeneration
mucinolytic
mucinoses (current term)
mucinosis
mucinous
mucinous
mucinous carcinoma
mucinous cystic neoplasm of pancreas
mucins
mucins
mucinuria
mucin clot test
muciparous
muciparous gland
mucitis
mucivore
muck

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