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mucous secretion

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noun

  1. 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

    noun.body

    Synonyms mucus

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

mucosalmucosemucositymucousmucous colitismucous membranemucousnessmucoviscidosismucromucronatemucronulatemuculent

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