| 单词 | mucus |
| 释义 | mucus (once / 2864 pages) n Mucus is snot and other slime from inside your body. More specifically, mucus is a secretion of your body's mucus membranes that lubricates the inside of your body and helps protect you from bacteria. You’re welcome. Even the history of the word mucus is gross — roots from Greek and Latin all mean “snot” and “slippery, slimy.” Mucus drips out of your nose and even slips down your throat when you’re sick. This happens because your membranes produce too much mucus when you’re sick. Mucus isn’t all bad though — your body uses it to help food go down your throat easier, and it keeps bacteria out. Mucus is gross, but germs are worse! WORD FAMILYmucus: mucous USAGE EXAMPLESYour airways are lined with hairlike cilia that consolidate microbes and mucus and help move it toward the exit. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Cystic fibrosis causes a thick buildup of mucus in the lungs, pancreas and other organs. Washington Times(Dec 30, 2016) He explained that Wiggins was sent a drug called fluimucil, designed to break up mucus in the lungs, but offered no further proof. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) n 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 Syn|Hypo|Hyper mucous secretion phlegm, sputum expectorated matter; saliva mixed with discharges from the respiratory passages; in ancient and medieval physiology it was believed to cause sluggishness snotnasal mucus boogerdried nasal mucus leucorrhea, leukorrheadischarge of white mucous material from the vagina; often an indication of infection secretion a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell |
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