mucus
IPA: mjˈukʌs
noun
- (physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
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Examples of "mucus" in Sentences
- The ants were already eating the snail mucus.
- The function of this gland is to produce mucus.
- The cardiac glands of the stomach secrete primarily mucus.
- An effect of antihistamines is to thicken mucus secretions.
- In the bowl, it adheres to the mucus of the large intestine.
- In the 1970s they modified the method to rely on only mucus.
- In the bowel, it adheres to the mucus of the large intestine.
- The mucus is colorless and iridescent, and not very adhesive.
- Beyond the tumour, the bronchus is inflamed and contains mucus.
- Beyond the tumour, the bronchus is inflammed and contains mucus.