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Descriptor English: Mucus
Descriptor Spanish: Moco
Descriptor moco
Scope note: Secreción viscosa de las membranas mucosas. Contiene mucina, leucocitos, agua, sales minerales y células exfoliadas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Muco
Descriptor French: Mucus
Tree number(s): A12.200.503
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D009093
Scope note: The viscous secretion of mucous membranes. It contains mucin, white blood cells, water, inorganic salts, and exfoliated cells.
Annotation: mucus glands: index MUCUS (IM) + EXOCRINE GLANDS (IM)
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CY cytology
DE drug effects
DG diagnostic imaging
EN enzymology
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 66
History Note: 66(63)
Related: Drainage, Postural MeSH
DeCS ID: 9285
Unique ID: D009093
NLM Classification: QS 532.5.M8
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 1999/11/03
Mucus - Preferred
Concept UI M0014182
Scope note The viscous secretion of mucous membranes. It contains mucin, white blood cells, water, inorganic salts, and exfoliated cells.
Preferred term Mucus



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