Muco: From 1 Different Sources
combining form denoting 1. mucus. 2. mucous membrane.
The term used to describe the property of destroying, or lessening the tenacity of, MUCUS. It is most commonly used to describe drugs which have this property and are therefore used in the treatment of BRONCHITIS. The inhalation of steam, for example, has a mucolytic action.... mucolytic
A term for MUCOUS MEMBRANE.... mucosa
The general name given to the membrane which lines many of the hollow organs of the body. These membranes vary widely in structure in di?erent sites, but all have the common character of being lubricated by MUCUS – derived in some cases from isolated cells on the surface of the membrane, but more generally from de?nite glands placed beneath the membrane, and opening here and there through it by ducts. The air passages, the gastrointestinal tract and the ducts of glands which open into it, and also the urinary passages, are all lined by mucous membrane.... mucous membrane
See CYSTIC FIBROSIS.... mucoviscidosis
An abnormally dilated cavity in the body due to the accumulation of MUCUS; such a ‘cyst’ may therefore form wherever there is mucous membrane.... mucocoele
A discharge of mixed mucus and pus, usually from congested and moderately infected membranes.... mucopurulent
See KAWASAKI DISEASE.... mucocutaneous lymph nodesyndrome
Tissues with mixed characteristics of both mucous membranes and epidermis, found around the entrances into the body.... mucoepithelial
A collection of familial metabolic disorders, the best known of which is Hurler’s syndrome (see GARGOYLISM). Others include Hunter’s, Maroteaux-Lamy and Scheie’s syndromes. The disorders, which result from a faulty gene-producing abnormality in a speci?c ENZYME, affect one child in 10,000. Those affected usually die before reaching adulthood.... mucopolysaccaridhosis
A form of colitis that is less inflammatory and closer in nature, if not identical with Irritable Bowel Syndrome, with cramps, intestinal guarding followed by soft or hard stools and various amounts of mucus. There are usually periods of constipation... mucous colitis
The mucus-secreting skin that lines (and protects against the environment) all openings, cavities or entrances into the body, such as the intestinal tract, lungs, urinary tract, sinuses, vagina, etc.... mucous membranes (mucosa)
A swollen sac or cavity within the body that is filled with mucus secreted by its inner lining.... mucocele
Drugs that make sputum (phlegm) less sticky and easier to cough up. An example is acetylcysteine.... mucolytic drugs
the process by which cilia (see cilium) move a thin film of *mucus from the upper and lower respiratory tracts towards the digestive tract. Particles of dust and microorganisms are trapped on the mucus and thereby removed from the respiratory tract.... mucociliary transport
n. one of a group of complex carbohydrates functioning mainly as structural components in connective tissue. Mucopolysaccharide molecules are usually built up of two repeating sugar units, one of which is an amino sugar. An example of a mucopolysaccharide is *chondroitin sulphate, occurring in cartilage.... mucopolysaccharide
n. one of a group of proteins found in the *globulin fraction of blood plasma. Mucoproteins are globulins combined with a carbohydrate group (an amino sugar). They are similar to *glycoproteins but contain a greater proportion of carbohydrate.... mucoprotein
n. a mixture of *mucus and *pus.... mucopus
n. a genus of mould fungi commonly seen on dead and decaying organic matter. They can be pathogenic in humans.... mucor
n. infection caused by fungi of the genus *Mucor. It most commonly affects the sinuses, lungs, or brain in immunocompromised patients.... mucormycosis
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