Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Of or relating to mucus: Describes something that is connected to, produces, or is covered by mucus.
   • Secreting mucus: Refers to glands or tissues that produce a slimy, viscous fluid.
   • Resembling mucus: Having a slimy, viscous, or gel-like quality similar to mucus.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The mucous membrane lines the respiratory tract. (The membrane related to mucus lines the respiratory tract.)
  • The patient has a mucous discharge from the nose. (The patient has a discharge that resembles or contains mucus from the nose.)
  • These are mucous glands. (These are glands that secrete mucus.)

Advanced Usage

• "Mucous tissue": A type of connective tissue that is rich in a gel-like substance.
  • The umbilical cord contains mucous tissue.
• "Mucous secretion": The act or process of secreting mucus.
  • Irritation can lead to increased mucous secretion.

Variants and Related Words

• Mucus (n): The slimy, viscous substance itself.
  • Mucus helps protect and moisten certain membranes.
• Mucosal (adj): Pertaining to a mucous membrane.
  • The mucosal lining was inflamed.
• Mucosity (n): The quality or state of being mucous.
  • The mucosity of the substance was noted.

Synonyms

• Mucoid: Resembling mucus.
• Slimy: Having a thick, slippery consistency (less formal and more general).

Related Phrases

• Mucous membrane: A membrane lining body cavities and canals that leads to the outside, secreting mucus.
  • The mouth and nose are lined with mucous membranes.
• Mucous plug: A collection of mucus that can block a bodily passage.
  • A mucous plug can form in the cervix during pregnancy.

Adjective

1. of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus
   • mucous tissue
   • mucous glands of the intestine