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Mucous
is always a great word to know.
So is fibrocartilage. Does it mean:
| thick very elastic smooth yellowish anastomosing fiber of connective tissue that contains elastin |
| a type of cartilage having a large number of fibers. |
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World English Dictionary
mucous or mucose (ˈmjuːkəs, ˈmjuːkəʊs, -kəʊz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| of, resembling, or secreting mucus | |
| [C17: from Latin mūcōsus slimy, from | |
| usage The noun mucus is often misspelled mucous. Mucous can only be correctly used as an adjective | |
| mucose or mucose | |
| —adj | |
| [C17: from Latin mūcōsus slimy, from | |
| usage The noun mucus is often misspelled mucous. Mucous can only be correctly used as an adjective | |
| mucosity or mucose | |
| —n | |
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Medical Dictionary
mucous mu·cous (my&oomacr;'kəs)
adj.
Containing, producing, or secreting mucus.
Relating to, consisting of, or resembling mucus.
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Example sentences
Paleness is an abnormal loss of color from normal skin or mucous membranes.
Together they provide a framework for the vocal folds, flaps of mucous membrane attached to muscles either side of the larynx.
The contiguous surfaces of the tendon and ring are lined by a delicate mucous sheath, and enclosed in a thin fibrous investment.
The bacteria that causes it spreads through broken skin or mucous membranes.
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