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Definitions for Mucus

[1] a viscous, slimy mixture of mucins, water, electrolytes, epithelial cells, and leukocytes that is secreted by glands lining the nasal, esophageal, and other body cavities and serves primarily to protect and lubricate surfaces.
[2] the slimy protective secretion of the mucous membranes, consisting mainly of mucin

Words related to Mucus

sludge, mud, goo, gunk, saliva, bile, mire, scum, ooze, fungus, glop, gum, juice, sweat, sap, milk, tears

Words nearby Mucus

mucous membrane, mucous plug, mucoviscidosis, mucro, mucronate, mucus, mud, mud bath, mud berth, mud bug, mud crab

Origin of Mucus

1655–65; < Latin mūcus snot; akin to Greek myktḗr nose, mýxa slime

Words that may be confused with Mucus

mucous, mucus

Word origin for Mucus

C17: from Latin: nasal secretions; compare mungere to blow the nose; related to Greek muxa mucus, muktēr nose

Synonyms for Mucus

goo, gunk, mud, sludge, fungus, glop, mire, ooze, scum