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MUCOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus
Example:
mucous glands of the intestine
Synonyms:
mucose; mucous
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
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:
A chronic autoimmune disorder that belongs to the mucous membrane pemphigoid disorders.
(Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid, NCI Thesaurus)
It affects the mucous membranes, lymph nodes, lungs and bones.
(Paracoccidioidomycosis, NCI Thesaurus)
A mycosis affecting the skin, mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and internal organs.
(Paracoccidioidomycosis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A true cyst of the pancreas to be distinguished from the much more common PANCREATIC PSEUDOCYST by possessing a mucous epithelial lining.
(Pancreatic Cyst, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
In people with pemphigus, the cells in the top layer of the skin and the mucous membranes come under immune attack.
(Approach targets autoimmunity, NIH)
The inflammation may also involve the mucous membranes of the sinuses, eyes, middle ear, and pharynx.
(Allergic Rhinitis, NCI Thesaurus)
A mucous containing cyst arising from the minor salivary glands in the oral cavity.
(Mucous Cyst, NCI Thesaurus)
Inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the gastrointestinal tract.
(Mucositis, NCI Thesaurus)
A carcinoma morphologically characterized the presence of cuboidal mucous cells, goblet-like mucous cells, squamoid cells, cystic changes, and a fibrotic stromal formation.
(Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
It is found in all the secretions from mucous glands, and also between the fibres of connective tissue, as in tendons.
(Mucin, NCI Thesaurus)
