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What is the definition or description of: mucus?
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Thick, viscous, gel: Like material that functions to moisten and protect inner body surfaces. The viscous slippery substance that consists chiefly of mucin, water, cells, and inorganic salts and that is secreted as a protective lubricant coating by the cells and glands of the mucous membranes. The free slime of the mucous membranes, composed of secretion of the glands, various salts, desquamated cells, and leukocytes.
Answered 6/9/2018
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