Dictionary

mucus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmjuːkəs/
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcuslbor. English mucus Learned borrowing from Latin mūcus. Partly displaced Old English slīm, whence modern slime.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
   • The mucus in coryza may vary from runny to viscous.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable, usually) Short for vegetable mucus
   alt of vegetable mucus

Forms

Deriveds

mucusless · mucus fishing syndrome · mucuslike · pupkus · mucousy · mucusy · mucusuria · mucal · mucus membrane · mucoidal · mucoid

Relateds

snot · phlegm · booger · mucosa · mucositis · mucous · mucilaginous

Synonyms

discharge

Translations (118)

rup muc (slippery secretion) · ca moc (slippery secretion) · lo ເສມ (slippery secretion) · nds Sliem (slippery secretion) · pl śluz (slippery secretion) · he רִיר (slippery secretion) · fa لیزابه (slippery secretion) · kmr lînc (slippery secretion) · eo muko (slippery secretion) · mn салс (slippery secretion) · sh slȗz (slippery secretion) · vi nước nhầy (slippery secretion) · fr mucus (slippery secretion) · az selik (slippery secretion) · th เมือก (slippery secretion) · be слізь (slippery secretion) · vi niêm dịch (slippery secretion) · km សេមហកលា (slippery secretion) · ast mocu (slippery secretion) · mk слуз (slippery secretion) · arz مخاط (slippery secretion) · da slim (slippery secretion) · fo slím (slippery secretion) · ro muci (slippery secretion) · grc βλέννα (slippery secretion) · es moco (slippery secretion) · ur مخاط (slippery secretion) · bg слуз (slippery secretion) · mi hūpē (slippery secretion) · hy լորձ (slippery secretion) · kld mirril (slippery secretion) · kne muteg (slippery secretion) · de Schleim (slippery secretion) · tk nem (slippery secretion) · is slím (slippery secretion) · kmr lîncemade (slippery secretion) · ka ლორწო (slippery secretion) · pa ਸੀਂਢ (slippery secretion) · sh слу̑з (slippery secretion) · nl slijm (slippery secretion) · nb slim (slippery secretion) · ms lendir (slippery secretion) · sv slem (slippery secretion) · th มูก (slippery secretion) · vo slim (slippery secretion) · ar مُخَاط (slippery secretion) · fa خلم (slippery secretion) · ota سوموك (slippery secretion) · qu ñuti (slippery secretion) · kk жалқық (slippery secretion) · sl sluz (slippery secretion) · pt muco (slippery secretion) · arz بربور (slippery secretion) · mi hūwareware (slippery secretion) · mi kea (slippery secretion) · pt ranho (slippery secretion) · la mūcus (slippery secretion) · km សេម្ហៈ (slippery secretion) · fi lima (slippery secretion) · gd ronn (slippery secretion) · ja 粘液 (slippery secretion) · et lima (slippery secretion) · nb slim (slippery secretion) · kk шырыш (slippery secretion) · el βλέννα (slippery secretion) · rup mucã (slippery secretion) · ilo muteg (slippery secretion) · uz shilliq (slippery secretion) · hi नाक (slippery secretion) · lo ເສດ (slippery secretion) · haw wale (slippery secretion) · km រំអិល (slippery secretion) · mi keha (slippery secretion) · uk слиз (slippery secretion) · vi chất nhớt (slippery secretion) · yo ikun (slippery secretion) · rup muts (slippery secretion) · gl limo (slippery secretion) · tr mukus (slippery secretion) · sw kamasi (slippery secretion) · sq mukozë (slippery secretion) · pl wydzielina (slippery secretion) · ccc s̈hos̈hochi (slippery secretion) · vec napa (slippery secretion) · ko 점액 (slippery secretion) · fa مخاط (slippery secretion) · ps مخاط (slippery secretion) · lo ເມືອກ (slippery secretion) · ug شىللىق (slippery secretion) · ru слизь (slippery secretion) · th เสมหะ (slippery secretion) · xcl մաղաս (slippery secretion) · alt ылјыр (slippery secretion) · ky былжыр (slippery secretion) · oc muc (slippery secretion) · rif axrur (slippery secretion) · tl sipon (slippery secretion) · io muko (slippery secretion) · tr sümük (slippery secretion) · lo ກະເທີ່ (slippery secretion) · it muco (slippery secretion) · arz برابير (slippery secretion) · ky ылжыр (slippery secretion) · lt gleivės (slippery secretion) · sk sliz (slippery secretion) · qu togro (slippery secretion) · gl moco (slippery secretion) · fr mucosité (slippery secretion) · ar نُخَاعَة (slippery secretion) · ro mucus (slippery secretion) · grc μύξα (slippery secretion) · hu nyálka (slippery secretion) · lv gļotas (slippery secretion) · tg луоб (slippery secretion) · cs sliz (slippery secretion) · cmn 黏液 (slippery secretion) · my အချွဲ (slippery secretion) · gv carbeig (slippery secretion)

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