mucusn.

Brit.

/ˈmjuːkəs/, U.S.

/ˈmjukəs/

Forms: 1500s– mucus, 1700s– mucous (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin mūcus, muccus.

Etymology: < classical Latin mūcus, also muccus nasal mucus, cognate with ancient Greek μύξα slime, mucus, μύσσεσθαι to blow the nose, μυκτήρ nose, nostril; the root appears also (with consonant change due to the nasal infix) in classical Latin ēmungere to blow the nose. Compare muck n.¹, muci- comb. form, muco- comb. form, and myxo- comb. form. In sense 2 after French muqueux (1787 in the passage translated in quot. 1788 at sense 2).In form mucous probably after mucous adj.

1. A viscous substance secreted by the mucous cells and glands of animals to provide protection, lubrication, etc., consisting predominantly of mucins. Occasionally also: a particular kind of mucus (of a particular composition, produced by a particular mucous membrane, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [noun] > mucus

mucus1597

slaver1650

mucous canal1859

mucoduct1875

the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > mucus > [noun]

phlegmc1250

rheuma1398

dropping1398

gleimc1440

horeness1495

flobbage1535

mucus1597

pituita1598

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > viscid secretion

mucus1597

gluten1803

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > viscid secretion > mucus

mucus1597

1597 G. Harvey Trimming T. Nashe sig. C4 The fishe cald a muge..is sayde to feede herselfe with her owne snotte for thereof shee takes her name. [margin] Mucus..snotte.

1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 285 Salivous mucus which they [sc. snails] vomit out when pricked, is emplastick.

1681 N. Grew Compar. Anat. Stomachs & Guts vii. 29 in Musæum Regalis Societatis The glands of the Guts are likewise of great Use. The Mucus which they spew, serves to make the Guts slippery.

1739 ‘R. Bull’ tr. F. Dedekind Grobianus 209 When to the Mouths of some these Humours rise, Long in their Mouths the plenteous Mucus lies.

1752 W. Smellie Treat. Midwifery I. 110 The Fluor albus is no other than this Mucus discharged in too great quantity.

1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 283 A mucous..like the white of an egg.

1805 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. Aug. 251 Animal mucus or mucilage enters largely into the constitution of many parts of the body.

1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 445 To which we may add grumous blood, viscid mucous [etc.].

1855 W. S. Dallas Syst. Nat. Hist. II. 21 Myxine glutinosa..receives its specific name..from the immense quantity of mucus which it can give off from its skin.

1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 169 A fluid, named mucus, is almost universally present where mucous membrane exists.

1898 B. P. Colton Physiol. v. 107 This current of mucus is caused by the Cilia projecting from the lining cells of the trachea.

1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 43/2 A dose of castor oil..is usually needed to clear out the mucous collected in the throat and stomach.

1959 P. White Let. 9 July (1994) vi. 157 The patch on the x-rays was caused not by a tumour but by an accumulation of mucus, some of which the doctor drew off.

1975 Nature 27 Nov. 292/3 For special purposes such as transport of eggs, chemically different mucuses are thought to be secreted.

1990 Health Guardian Mar.–Apr. 6/4 Histamine..can cause secretion of a great deal of mucus.

2. Botany. = mucilage n. 1b. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [noun] > gum or resin

resina1382

resin guma1382

gumc1385

mucilage1682

mucus1788

dammaran1864

1788 J. St. John tr. L. B. Guyton de Morveau et al. Method Chym. Nomencl. 73 (table) [New name] Mucus... [Ancient name] Mucilage.

1839 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) i. ii. 50 External to the epidermis is a thin homogeneous membrane, formed of organic mucus.

1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants ix. 209 Some of these leaves secreted much mucus.

1974 A. J. Huxley Plant & Planet (1978) xv. 173 They produce spores externally in a film of mucus.

1998 Internat. Jrnl. Plant Sci. 159 786/1 Nitella gracilis is known for mucus production.

Compounds

C1. (Cf. mucous adj. Compounds.)

† mucus corpuscle n. Obsolete

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > substance > [noun] > minute piece of > type of

mucus corpuscle1846

mucous corpuscle1855

plasmoblast1897

plasmocyte1897

1846 G. E. Day tr. J. F. Simon Animal Chem. II. v. 87 Thin watery pus, rather larger than the mucus-corpuscles [Schleimkörperchen].

1868 H. Watts Dict. Chem. V. 397 With sperm-corpuscles, mucus-corpuscles, and epithelium-scales.

mucus duct n.

ΚΠ

1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 163 Portions of bone are found encasing mucus-ducts.

1992 Hearing Res. 64 21 The mucus ducts supplying the olfactory epithelium.

C2.

mucus-clad adj.

ΚΠ

1836 R. Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 529/1 Mucus-clad fishes.

mucus-producing adj.

ΚΠ

1879 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. (ed. 3) 257 Mucus-producing cells.

1964 Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. 2 412 The histology of the mucus-producing tube-feet of Echinocardium is described by Nichols.

1998 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95 3925/1 In human stomachs, H. pylori is associated with mucus-producing pit cells.

mucus-secreting adj.

ΚΠ

1874 A. E. Verrill & S. I. Smith Rep. Invertebr. Animals Vineyard Sound 58 It is furnished with a broad thickened collar, in which large numbers of mucus-secreting glands are situated.

1957 Brit. Jrnl. Radiol. 30 243/1 The intermediate cells did not cornify but instead differentiated into mucus-secreting cells.

1991 R. S. K. Barnes & K. H. Mann Fund. Aquatic Ecol. (ed. 2) x. 187/2 The absence of similar large particles in lakes may be due to the scarcity of mucus-secreting organisms in the freshwater plankton.

Derivatives

ˈmucus-like adj.

ΚΠ

a1836 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VII. 220/2 A greyish-white mucus-like matter.

1876 Sci. Misc. 22 127/1 The film which envelopes the particles of fat appears to be glairy and mucus-like.

1981 R. N. Hardy Endocrine Physiol. viii. 91 Each follicle..comprises a single layer of cells surrounding a clear mucus-like fluid—the colloid (thyroglobulin).

1995 Limnol. & Oceanogr. 40 1205/2 Diatoms do..frequently excrete excess C[arbon] in the form of mucuslike compounds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	mucus
释义	mucusn. Brit. /ˈmjuːkəs/, U.S. /ˈmjukəs/ Forms: 1500s– mucus, 1700s– mucous (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin mūcus, muccus. Etymology: < classical Latin mūcus, also muccus nasal mucus, cognate with ancient Greek μύξα slime, mucus, μύσσεσθαι to blow the nose, μυκτήρ nose, nostril; the root appears also (with consonant change due to the nasal infix) in classical Latin ēmungere to blow the nose. Compare muck n.¹, muci- comb. form, muco- comb. form, and myxo- comb. form. In sense 2 after French muqueux (1787 in the passage translated in quot. 1788 at sense 2).In form mucous probably after mucous adj. 1. A viscous substance secreted by the mucous cells and glands of animals to provide protection, lubrication, etc., consisting predominantly of mucins. Occasionally also: a particular kind of mucus (of a particular composition, produced by a particular mucous membrane, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > fish > parts of fish > [noun] > mucus mucus1597 slaver1650 mucous canal1859 mucoduct1875 the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > mucus > [noun] phlegmc1250 rheuma1398 dropping1398 gleimc1440 horeness1495 flobbage1535 mucus1597 pituita1598 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > viscid secretion mucus1597 gluten1803 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > viscid secretion > mucus mucus1597 1597 G. Harvey Trimming T. Nashe sig. C4 The fishe cald a muge..is sayde to feede herselfe with her owne snotte for thereof shee takes her name. [margin] Mucus..snotte. 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia 285 Salivous mucus which they [sc. snails] vomit out when pricked, is emplastick. 1681 N. Grew Compar. Anat. Stomachs & Guts vii. 29 in Musæum Regalis Societatis The glands of the Guts are likewise of great Use. The Mucus which they spew, serves to make the Guts slippery. 1739 ‘R. Bull’ tr. F. Dedekind Grobianus 209 When to the Mouths of some these Humours rise, Long in their Mouths the plenteous Mucus lies. 1752 W. Smellie Treat. Midwifery I. 110 The Fluor albus is no other than this Mucus discharged in too great quantity. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 283 A mucous..like the white of an egg. 1805 Jrnl. Nat. Philos. Aug. 251 Animal mucus or mucilage enters largely into the constitution of many parts of the body. 1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 445 To which we may add grumous blood, viscid mucous [etc.]. 1855 W. S. Dallas Syst. Nat. Hist. II. 21 Myxine glutinosa..receives its specific name..from the immense quantity of mucus which it can give off from its skin. 1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 169 A fluid, named mucus, is almost universally present where mucous membrane exists. 1898 B. P. Colton Physiol. v. 107 This current of mucus is caused by the Cilia projecting from the lining cells of the trachea. 1926 People's Home Jrnl. Feb. 43/2 A dose of castor oil..is usually needed to clear out the mucous collected in the throat and stomach. 1959 P. White Let. 9 July (1994) vi. 157 The patch on the x-rays was caused not by a tumour but by an accumulation of mucus, some of which the doctor drew off. 1975 Nature 27 Nov. 292/3 For special purposes such as transport of eggs, chemically different mucuses are thought to be secreted. 1990 Health Guardian Mar.–Apr. 6/4 Histamine..can cause secretion of a great deal of mucus. 2. Botany. = mucilage n. 1b. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > plant substances > [noun] > gum or resin resina1382 resin guma1382 gumc1385 mucilage1682 mucus1788 dammaran1864 1788 J. St. John tr. L. B. Guyton de Morveau et al. Method Chym. Nomencl. 73 (table) [New name] Mucus... [Ancient name] Mucilage. 1839 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 3) i. ii. 50 External to the epidermis is a thin homogeneous membrane, formed of organic mucus. 1875 C. Darwin Insectivorous Plants ix. 209 Some of these leaves secreted much mucus. 1974 A. J. Huxley Plant & Planet (1978) xv. 173 They produce spores externally in a film of mucus. 1998 Internat. Jrnl. Plant Sci. 159 786/1 Nitella gracilis is known for mucus production. Compounds C1. (Cf. mucous adj. Compounds.) † mucus corpuscle n. Obsolete ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > substance > [noun] > minute piece of > type of mucus corpuscle1846 mucous corpuscle1855 plasmoblast1897 plasmocyte1897 1846 G. E. Day tr. J. F. Simon Animal Chem. II. v. 87 Thin watery pus, rather larger than the mucus-corpuscles [Schleimkörperchen]. 1868 H. Watts Dict. Chem. V. 397 With sperm-corpuscles, mucus-corpuscles, and epithelium-scales. mucus duct n. ΚΠ 1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 163 Portions of bone are found encasing mucus-ducts. 1992 Hearing Res. 64 21 The mucus ducts supplying the olfactory epithelium. C2. mucus-clad adj. ΚΠ 1836 R. Owen in Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 529/1 Mucus-clad fishes. mucus-producing adj. ΚΠ 1879 M. Foster Text Bk. Physiol. (ed. 3) 257 Mucus-producing cells. 1964 Oceanogr. & Marine Biol. 2 412 The histology of the mucus-producing tube-feet of Echinocardium is described by Nichols. 1998 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 95 3925/1 In human stomachs, H. pylori is associated with mucus-producing pit cells. mucus-secreting adj. ΚΠ 1874 A. E. Verrill & S. I. Smith Rep. Invertebr. Animals Vineyard Sound 58 It is furnished with a broad thickened collar, in which large numbers of mucus-secreting glands are situated. 1957 Brit. Jrnl. Radiol. 30 243/1 The intermediate cells did not cornify but instead differentiated into mucus-secreting cells. 1991 R. S. K. Barnes & K. H. Mann Fund. Aquatic Ecol. (ed. 2) x. 187/2 The absence of similar large particles in lakes may be due to the scarcity of mucus-secreting organisms in the freshwater plankton. Derivatives ˈmucus-like adj. ΚΠ a1836 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VII. 220/2 A greyish-white mucus-like matter. 1876 Sci. Misc. 22 127/1 The film which envelopes the particles of fat appears to be glairy and mucus-like. 1981 R. N. Hardy Endocrine Physiol. viii. 91 Each follicle..comprises a single layer of cells surrounding a clear mucus-like fluid—the colloid (thyroglobulin). 1995 Limnol. & Oceanogr. 40 1205/2 Diatoms do..frequently excrete excess C[arbon] in the form of mucuslike compounds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1597
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