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mu·cous
(myo͞o′kəs)adj.
1. Containing, producing, or secreting mucus: a mucous tissue.
2. Relating to, consisting of, or resembling mucus: a mucous substance.
[Latin mūcōsus, from mūcus, mucus.]
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mucous
(ˈmjuːkəs) ormucose
adj
(Physiology) of, resembling, or secreting mucus
[C17: from Latin mūcōsus slimy, from mucus]
mucosity n
Usage: The noun mucus is often misspelled mucous. Mucous can only be correctly used as an adjective
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mu•cous
(ˈmyu kəs)adj.
1. of, consisting of, or resembling mucus.
2. containing or secreting mucus.
mu•cos′i•ty (-ˈkɒs ɪ ti) n.
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mucous
, mucus - Mucous is the adjective from Latin meaning "slimy," and mucus is the noun from Latin but cognate with Greek mussesthai, "blow the nose."See also related terms for slime.
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Adj. | 1. | mucous - of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus; "mucous tissue"; "mucous glands of the intestine" |
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[ˈmjuːkəs] adj (of mucus) → mucoso/a; (producing mucus) → muciparo/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mu·cous
a. mucoso-a, flemoso-a;
___ colitis → colitis ___.
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mucous
adj mucosoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.