Mucus Synonyms

myo͝okəs
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)
Synonyms:
  1. phlegm
  2. snot
  3. excretion
  4. mucous secretion
  5. slime

Words Related to Mucus

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Mucus Sentence Examples

  • These are expelled along with mucus by the sneezing of the host.

  • They appear to be the principal source of the mucus these animals secrete.

  • This causes the entire skin to become dry - as in the case of the local action above mentioned; and it arrests the secretion of saliva and mucus in the mouth and throat, causing these parts to become very dry and to feel very uncomfortable.

  • A hot soup or hot curry can encourage mucus secretion.

  • The cilia sweep out particles in the respired air that are caught in the mucus secreted by the goblet cells.

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