MUCOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mucous mean? 

• MUCOUS (adjective)
  The adjective MUCOUS has 1 sense:

1. of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus

  Familiarity information: MUCOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUCOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

mucose; mucous

Context example:

mucous glands of the intestine

Pertainym:

mucus (protective secretion of the mucous 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)

Derivation:

mucus (protective secretion of the mucous 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)

 Context examples 

The determination of the number of mucous threads present in a sample.

(Mucous Thread Measurement, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the mucous threads present in a biological specimen.

(Mucous Thread Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Mucins are highly O-glycosylated glycoproteins ubiquitous in mucous secretions on cell surfaces and in body fluids.

(O-Glycan Biosynthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

A clinical term that indicates the presence of a white patch on the mucous membrane in the mouth which cannot be characterized as any other disease.

(Mouth Mucous Membrane Leukoplakia, NCI Thesaurus)

Salivary glands that produce and secrete a saliva made up exclusively of mucous.

(Mucous Salivary Gland, NCI Thesaurus)

Glands in the mucous membrane make mucus (a thick, slippery fluid).

(Mucous membrane, NCI Dictionary)

A type of minor salivary gland located in the mucous membrane of the cheek.

(Buccal Salivary Gland, NCI Thesaurus)

Nonsusceptibility to the pathogenic effects of foreign microorganisms or antigenic substances as a result of antibody secretions of the mucous membranes.

(Mucosal Immunity, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A chronic blistering disease with predilection for mucous membranes and less frequently the skin, and with a tendency to scarring.

(Benign Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

This dosage form is generally for external application to the skin or mucous membranes.

(Ointment Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)