different between mucous vs mucocele
mucous
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin m?c?sus, from Latin m?cus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mju?k?s/
- Rhymes: -u?k?s
- Hyphenation: mu?cous
- Homophone: mucus
Adjective
mucous (comparative more mucous, superlative most mucous)
- Pertaining to mucus
- Having the qualities of mucus
Usage notes
Do not confuse mucous (adjective) with mucus (noun).
Synonyms
- mucoid
- myxoid
Derived terms
- mucous acid
- mucousy
- mucous membrane
Translations
mucous From the web:
- what mucus
- what mucus plug looks like
- what mucus colors mean
- what mucus means
- what mucus plug
- what mucus in stool means
- what mucus discharge
- what mucus look like
mucocele
English
Etymology
muco- +? -cele
Noun
mucocele (plural mucoceles)
- (medicine) An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or edema of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dunglison to this entry?)
mucocele From the web:
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- what does mucosal mean
- what causes mucocele on lip
- what does mucocele look like
- what is mucocele of appendix
- what is mucocele of gallbladder
- what causes mucocele on roof of mouth
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