Search Result for "mucous_secretion":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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: mucus, mucous secretion]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

mucous secretion n 1: 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: mucus, mucous secretion]