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Definition of Mucus

1. Noun. Protective secretion of the mucus membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium.

Definition of Mucus

1. 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.

Definition of Mucus

1. Noun. (physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mucus

1. a viscid bodily fluid [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Mucus

1. The free slime of the mucous membranes, composed of secretion of the glands, along with various inorganic salts, desquamated cells and leucocytes. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mucus

Literary usage of Mucus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1908)
"On the other hand, although cases of hyperacidity as a rule show a lack of mucus, we observe cases of hyperacidity with increased mucus (gastritis acida). ..."

2. Microscopical Researches Into the Accordance in the Structure and Growth of by Theodor Schwann (1847)
"mucus-corpuscles. The mucus corpuscles have already been described as cells, in consequence of their resemblance to the cells of epithelium. ..."

3. Microscopical Morphology of the Animal Body in Health and Disease by Carl Heitzmann (1882)
"mucus- corpuscles, together with mucus-strings, are also observed, ... In chronic catarrhal inflammation of the mucosa of the urethra, the mucus-strings, ..."

4. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1792)
"... nothing more than that it is probable that mucus may be concerned in their formation. It ¡5 evident that the prefence of an ..."

5. A Manual of clinical diagnosis by means of laboratory methods, for students by Charles Edmund Simon (1902)
"the regurgitation of undigested food, mixed with mucus and saliva, which is seen in cases of stricture of the oesophagus or of the cardiac orifice of the ..."

6. The Elements of Experimental Chemistry by William Henry (1823)
"Dr. Bostock, however, has endeavoured to prove that mucus is a distinct fluid, characterized by a train of properties, which are entirely different from ..."

7. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1871)
"These alkaline solutions, as well as the original mucus, become limpid on ... —The mucus precipitated from bile by acetic acid is green after drying, ..."

8. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1908)
"On the other hand, although cases of hyperacidity as a rule show a lack of mucus, we observe cases of hyperacidity with increased mucus (gastritis acida). ..."

9. Microscopical Researches Into the Accordance in the Structure and Growth of by Theodor Schwann (1847)
"mucus-corpuscles. The mucus corpuscles have already been described as cells, in consequence of their resemblance to the cells of epithelium. ..."

10. Microscopical Morphology of the Animal Body in Health and Disease by Carl Heitzmann (1882)
"mucus- corpuscles, together with mucus-strings, are also observed, ... In chronic catarrhal inflammation of the mucosa of the urethra, the mucus-strings, ..."

11. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1792)
"... nothing more than that it is probable that mucus may be concerned in their formation. It ¡5 evident that the prefence of an ..."

12. A Manual of clinical diagnosis by means of laboratory methods, for students by Charles Edmund Simon (1902)
"the regurgitation of undigested food, mixed with mucus and saliva, which is seen in cases of stricture of the oesophagus or of the cardiac orifice of the ..."

13. The Elements of Experimental Chemistry by William Henry (1823)
"Dr. Bostock, however, has endeavoured to prove that mucus is a distinct fluid, characterized by a train of properties, which are entirely different from ..."

14. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1871)
"These alkaline solutions, as well as the original mucus, become limpid on ... —The mucus precipitated from bile by acetic acid is green after drying, ..."

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