English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mucus.
Pronunciation
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IPA|/mju�k�s/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�k�s|-u�k�s
Hyphenation
mu·cus
Noun
wikipedia|Mucus
mucus (uncountable)
- physiology a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes
Translations
trans-top|slippery secretion
Croatian: t-|hr|sluz|f
Czech: t-|cs|sliz|m
Danish: slim#Danish|slim g|Danish
Dutch: t-|nl|slijm|m
Finnish: t+|fi|lima
German: t+|de|Schleim|m
Icelandic: t-|is|slÃm|n
Italian: t+|it|muco|m
trans-mid
Polish: �luz m, wydzielina f
Portuguese: t-|pt|muco|m
Russian: �лиз� (sliz�) f
Spanish: t-|es|moco|m
trans-bottom
Derived terms
mucoid
mucoidal
mucous
Related terms
mucosa
mucositis
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *meu-k- "slimy, slippery". Cognates include Ancient Greek μ�κη� "mushroom".
Pronunciation
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| /�mu�kus/ || /"mu:kus/
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! Ecclesiastical
| /�mukus/ || /"mukus/
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Alternative spellings
muccus
Noun
mūcus, Wiktionary Appendix:Latin second declension|-ī m
- mucus
Related terms
mucere|mūc�re
Derived terms
mucedo|mūc�d�
mucidus|mūcidus
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