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English noun: mucous secretion

1. mucous secretion (body) 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


Synonymsmucus


Broader (hypernym)secretion


Narrower (hyponym)booger, leucorrhea, leukorrhea, phlegm, snot, sputum


Substance holonymmucin









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