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1. (n.) mucus
a viscous solution of mucins, water, electrolytes, and white blood cells that is secreted by mucous membranes and serves to protect and lubricate the internal surfaces of the body.
Etymology: (1655–65; < L mūcus snot; akin to Gk myktēr nose, mýxa slime)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) mucus, mucous secretion
protective secretion of the mucus 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
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) MUCUS
a viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes, which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary passages, etc
2. (noun) MUCUS
any other animal fluid of a viscid quality, as the synovial fluid, which lubricates the cavities of the joints; -- improperly so used
3. (noun) MUCUS
a gelatinous or slimy substance found in certain algae and other plants
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. MUCUS
The viscous secretion of mucous membranes. It contains mucin, white blood cells, water, inorganic salts, and exfoliated cells.
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Sense: the fluid from the nose.
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 Afrikaans: slym |
 Arabic: مُخاط |
 Bulgarian: слуз |
 Brazilian: muco |
 Czech: hlen |
 German: der Schleim |
 Danish: slim |
 Greek: βλέννα |
 Spanish: moco |
 Estonian: lima |
 Farsi: مخاط |
 Finnish: lima |
 French: mucus |
 Hebrew: רִיר |
 Hindi: श्लेष्मल |
 Croatian: sluz iz nosa |
 Hungarian: nyálka |
 Indonesian: ingus |
 Icelandic: slím |
 Italian: muco |
 Japanese: 鼻汁 |
 Korean: 콧물 |
 Lithuanian: gleivės |
 Latvian: gļotas |
 Malay: mukus |
 Dutch: slijm |
 Norwegian: slim |
 Polish: śluz |
 Persian: مخاط |
 Pashto: مخاط |
 Portuguese: muco |
 Romanian: mucus; mucozitate |
 Russian: слизь |
 Slovak: hlien |
 Slovenian: sluz |
 Serbian: sluz |
 Swedish: slem |
 Thai: น้ำมูก |
 Turkish: sümük |
 Taiwanese: 身體產生的黏液(如鼻涕、痰) |
 Ukrainian: слиз |
 Urdu: مخاط، ایک چپچپا مادہ |
 Vietnamese: nước nhầy |
 Chinese: 身体产生的黏液（如鼻涕、痰） |
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