Mucus synonyms

myo͝o'kəs

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slime
A slippery or sticky mucous substance secreted by certain animals, such as slugs or snails.
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snot
An annoying, arrogant, or impertinent person.
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saliva (related)
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phlegm
Viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing. [from 14th c.]
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pus (related)
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mucous (related)
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bile (related)
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sebum (related)
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urine (related)
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mucosa (related)
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mucous secretion
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
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intestine (related)
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excretion
Waste matter excreted; sweat, urine, etc.
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mucoid (related)
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secretion (related)
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sputum (related)
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exudate (related)
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Find another word for mucus. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for mucus, like: slime, snot, saliva, phlegm, pus, mucous, bile, sebum, urine, mucosa and mucous secretion.
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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.

  • In Yoldia and Nucula proxima the ova are set free in the water and the test-larvae are free-swimming, but in Nucula delphinodonta the female forms a thin-walled egg-case of mucus attached to the posterior end of the shell and in communication with the pallial chamber; in this case the eggs develop and the test-larva is enclosed.

  • The secretion of mucus by the bronchi and trachea is greatly reduced and their muscular tissue is paralysed - a fact of which much use is made in practical medicine.

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