Medical Definition of Mucous gland

1. A type of merocrine gland that produces a thick (mucopolysaccharide rich) secretion as opposed to a serous gland). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mucous Gland

mucoserous
mucoserous cells
mucositides
mucosities
mucositis
mucosity
mucostatic
mucotomy
mucous
mucous cast
mucous cell
mucous colitis
mucous connective tissue
mucous cyst
mucous diarrhoea
mucous gland (current term)
mucous glands of auditory tube
mucous membrane of tympanic cavity
mucous membranes
mucous neck cell
mucous papule
mucous patch
mucous plaque
mucous plug
mucous polyp
mucous rale
mucous secretion
mucously

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