Mucous Synonyms

myo͝okəs
Of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. mucose

Words Related to Mucous

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Mucous Sentence Examples

  • In cases where diarrhoea is very obstinate and lasts for weeks, sulphuric acid is sometimes more efficacious than alkalis; and in chronic colics it may be necessary to treat the mucous membrane by local application of astringent solutions.

  • They are also employed locally as sprays and douches to the nose, throat, vagina and rectum, for catarrhal conditions of the mucous membranes.

  • Thus as it passes out by the bronchial mucous membrane it increases the amount of secretion and so acts as an expectorant.

  • After acute poisoning, the stomach at a post-mortem presents signs of intense inflammation, parts or the whole of its mucous membrane being of a colour varying from dark red to bright vermilion and of ten corrugated.

  • The strength of the astringent application and the mode of its administration are varied according to the delicacy and position of the mucous membrane affected.

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