See Also: muco-(medicine)
muco-(dictionary)

muco- (iou)



muco- combining form of MUCUS or (in Biochemistry) MUCOID noun, adjective, MUCIN: see -O-. Cf. MUCI-.
mucocele, mucocoele noun (Medicine) a distended structure containing mucus, as produced by the blockage of secretory ducts, the appendix, etc. E19.
muco'ciliary adjective (Anatomy) designating or pertaining to a system of cilia and mucous glands lining the respiratory passages and serving to expel extraneous particles M20.
mucocu'taneous adjective involving or pertaining to a mucous membrane and the skin L19.
muco'lytic noun & adjective (Medicine) (an agent) able to disperse or break down mucus or its constituents M20.
muco'membranous adjective (Anatomy) of or pertaining to a mucous membrane, mucosal L19.
muco'peptide noun (Biochemistry) = MUREIN M20.
mucoperi'osteum noun (Anatomy) a periosteum closely associated or continuous with a mucous membrane E20.
muco'protein noun (Biochemistry) = PROTEOGLYCAN E20.
muco'purulent adjective (Medicine) designating or characterized by mingled pus and mucus M19.
mucopus noun (Medicine) pus mingled with mucus L19.
mucovisci'dosis noun (Medicine) = cystic FIBROSIS M20.