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Definition of 'mucociliary clearance' U.S. National Library of Medicine 

1.  mucociliary clearance
A non-specific host defense mechanism that removes MUCUS and other material from the LUNGS by ciliary and secretory activity of the tracheobronchial submucosal glands. It is measured in vivo as mucus transfer, ciliary beat frequency, and clearance of radioactive tracers.

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mucinoses  mucinosis, follicular  mucins  mucociliary clearance  mucoepidermoid tumor  mucolipidoses  mucopolysaccharidoses  



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