| NOMBRE | body | secreción mucosa, moco, mucosidad, mucus | protective secretion of the mucus membranes |
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| Sentido | 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. | |
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| Sinónimos | moco, mucosidad, mucus | |
| Específico | esputo, flegma, flema | expectorated matter |
| leucorrea | Discharge of white mucous material from the vagina | |
| moco | nasal mucus | |
| moco | dried nasal mucus | |
| General | secreción | A functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell |
| Substancias | mucina | A nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions |
| Inglés | mucus, mucous secretion | |
| Catalán | moc, mucositat, mucus | |
| Adjetivo | mucoide, mucoideo, mucoso | relating to or resembling mucus |
| mucopurulento | Containing or composed of mucus and pus | |
| mucoso | Of or secreting or covered with or resembling mucus | |
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