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Webster 1913 Edition
Mucus
Mu′cus
(mū′kŭs)
, Noun.
1.
(Physiol.)
A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes, which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary passages, etc.
2.
(Physiol.)
Any other animal fluid of a viscid quality, as the synovial fluid, which lubricates the cavities of the joints; – improperly so used.
3.
(Bot.)
A gelatinous or slimy substance found in certain algae and other plants.
Webster 1828 Edition
Mucus
MU'CUS
,Noun.
1.
A viscid fluid secreted by the mucous membrane, which it serves to moisten and defend. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary passages, &c. It differs from gelatine. In the action of chewing, the mucus mixeth with the ailment.
2.
This term has also been applied to other animal fluids of a viscid quality, as the synovial fluid, which lubricates the cavities of the joints.Definition 2024
mucus
mucus
English
Noun
mucus (uncountable)
- (physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
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Translations
slippery secretion
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French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mykys/
Noun
mucus m (uncountable)
Latin
Alternative forms
- muccus
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *mew-k- "slimy, slippery". Cognates include Ancient Greek μύκης (múkēs, “mushroom”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmuː.kus/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmu.kus/
Noun
mūcus m (genitive mūcī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mūcus | mūcī |
| genitive | mūcī | mūcōrum |
| dative | mūcō | mūcīs |
| accusative | mūcum | mūcōs |
| ablative | mūcō | mūcīs |
| vocative | mūce | mūcī |
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Derived terms
- mūcēdō
- mūcidus
- mūcōsus
- mūculentus
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References
- mucus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- mucus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- MUCUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “mucus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.