relating to mucus

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• Mucous — Pertaining to mucus, a thick fluid produced by the lining of some tissues of the body. Mucus without an o is the Latin noun for a slimy semifluid discharge from the nose. Mucous with an o is the corresponding adjective. * * * Relating to mucus or …   Medical dictionary

• myxo- — (also myx ) combining form relating to mucus: myxovirus. Origin from Gk muxa slime, mucus …   English new terms dictionary

• chemoreception — chemoreceptive /kee moh ri sep tiv, kem oh /, adj. /kee moh ri sep sheuhn, kem oh /, n. the physiological response to chemical stimuli. [1915 20; CHEMO + RECEPTION] * * * Sensory process by which organisms respond to external chemical stimuli, by …   Universalium

• gastropod — /gas treuh pod /, n. 1. any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc. adj. 2. Also, gastropodous /ga strop euh deuhs/. belonging or pertaining to the gastropods. [1820 30; < NL Gast(e)ropoda a class of mollusks.… …   Universalium

• Cocaine — For other uses, see Cocaine (disambiguation). Cocaine …   Wikipedia

• Eustachian tube — Infobox Anatomy Name = Eustachian tube Latin = tuba auditiva GraySubject = 230 GrayPage = 1042 Caption = Anatomy of the human ear. Caption2 = MapPos = Eustachian Tube MapCaption = The middle ear Precursor = first branchial pouch System = Artery …   Wikipedia

• List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes — This is a list of roots, suffixes, and prefixes used in medical terminology, their meanings, and their etymology. There are a few rules when using medical roots. Firstly, prefixes and suffixes, primarily in Greek, but also in Latin, have a… …   Wikipedia

• mucous — adjective Etymology: Latin mucosus, from mucus Date: 1646 1. of, relating to, or resembling mucus 2. secreting or containing mucus 3. covered with or as if with mucus ; slimy …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• reproductive system, animal — Introduction       any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce.       The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence of a species; it is the process by which living organisms duplicate themselves. Animals compete with… …   Universalium

• Bioadhesive — Bioadhesives are natural polymeric materials that act as adhesives. The term is sometimes used more loosely to describe a glue formed synthetically from biological monomers such as sugars, or to mean a synthetic material designed to adhere to… …   Wikipedia

• pi|tu|i|tar|y — «pih TOO uh TEHR ee, TYOO », noun, plural tar|ies, adjective. –n. 1. = pituitary gland. (Cf. ↑pituitary gland) 2. any one of various extracts made from the pituitary gland and used in medical preparations. –adj. 1. having to do with the pituitary …   Useful english dictionary