mucus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Hyphenation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Hyponyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Alternative spellings 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Pronunciation 2.4 Noun 2.4.1 Inflection 2.4.2 Related terms 2.4.3 Derived terms

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mūcus.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈmjukəs/, SAMPA: /"mjuk@s/
• IPA: /mjuːkəs/
• Rhymes: -uːkəs

[edit] Hyphenation

mu·cus

[edit] Noun

mucus (uncountable)

1. (physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

[edit] Hyponyms

• phlegm
• rheum

[edit] Derived terms

• mucoid
• mucoidal
• mucous

[edit] Related terms

• mucosa
• mucositis

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Alternative spellings

• muccus

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meu-k- "slimy, slippery". Cognates include Ancient Greek μύκης "mushroom".

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈmuː.kus/
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈmu.kus/

[edit] Noun

mūcus (genitive mūcī); m, second declension

1. mucus

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	mūcus	mūcī
genitive	mūcī	mūcōrum
dative	mūcō	mūcīs
accusative	mūcum	mūcōs
ablative	mūcō	mūcīs
vocative	mūce	mūcī

[edit] Related terms

• mūcō

[edit] Derived terms

• mūcēdō
• mūcidus