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Definition of: mucous
(my
′kəs) adjective
1. Secreting mucus.
2. Pertaining to or resembling mucus. Also mu′cose (-kōs). [<L mucosus slimy <mucus]
—mu·cos′i·ty (-kos′ə·tē) noun
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