mucosity
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mucosity
Where it comes from
From French mucosité; by surface analysis, mucous + -ity.
noun mucosities
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The state of being mucous or containing mucus.
In the smears made from the viscid pus of the kidney abscesses and the lung nodules, a micro-organism was found. This was a rather long, thick bacillus with rounded edges, and only staining with difficulty. The length varied between 0·5 to 0·8 microns. As a rule no characteristic grouping was found;
Similar: mucousness
- Mucous material: mucus; especially, snot, sputum, or phlegm. The symptoms are constant sneezing and a discharge of a limpid, yellow or green mucosity from the nostrils. The infant, contrary to its usual habit, sleeps with the mouth open, it sucks with difficulty, as its respiration is impeded, and its snuffling is more or less intense. In some cases the mucos
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Talk about this word "mucosity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mucosity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mucosity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mucosity "mucosity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mucosity.Cite this
@misc{mucosity_2026,
title = {mucosity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mucosity},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
