Difference between Mucous Secretion and Mucus

MUCOUS SECRETION vs MUCUS: NOUN

Protective secretion of the mucous 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

A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.
A gelatinous or slimy substance found in certain algæ and other plants.
Any other animal fluid of a viscid quality, as the synovial fluid, which lubricates the cavities of the joints; -- improperly so used.
A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes, which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary passages, etc.
The slime of fish
In botany, gummy matter soluble in water.
A viscid fluid secreted by the mucous membrane of animals. It is characterized by the presence of considerable quantities of mucin. Also called animal mucilage.
The viscous, slippery substance that consists chiefly of mucin, water, cells, and inorganic salts and is secreted as a protective lubricant coating by cells and glands of the mucous membranes.
Protective secretion of the mucous 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

Pituitary, Hormone, Gumming, Gummed, Gum, Pip, Pio, Secretin, Saliva, Mucin, Galled, Thirst, Gastrin, Gall, Mucus

Pituite, Secretions, Sebaceous gland, Respiratory tract, Sputum, Meconium, Mucous membrane, Saliva, Lining, Secreting, Slime, Mucosa, Phlegm, Mucous, Mucous secretion

Catarrh, Spitting, Ulcer, Slime, Pituitary, Hormone, Gumming, Gummed, Saliva, Mucin, Galled, Thirst, Gastrin, Gall, Mucus

Sebum, Pituita, Pituite, Sebaceous gland, Respiratory tract, Sputum, Meconium, Mucous membrane, Saliva, Lining, Secreting, Slime, Mucosa, Phlegm, Mucous

The cells are present in innumerable quantities forming the thick cheesy substance while the mucous secretion diminishes more and more until it almost disappears.
Marilyn Moffat has suggested that Active rhythm of take a breathing technique is effectual in call uping and uncluttering inordinate mucous secretion secernment.
The bulbourethral glands produce a mucous secretion before ejaculation, which becomes a component of semen.
It has a double action of increasing gut movement and stimulating mucous secretion to lubricate motion.
Peppers which have pungency increase mucous secretion in the lungs and nose.

Mucus is a slippery, fluid substance that the mucus glands in the nose and throat produce.
This is mucus trapped under the mucus membrane lining the sinus.
Exercise loosens mucus in the lungs so the mucus can be coughed up more easily.
Bronchoscopy is typically performed in patients whose airways are plugged with mucus or to obtain samples of mucus for culture.
An herb that reduces mucus congestion in the sinus or lungs by restricting blood flow to mucus membranes.
Another pathophysiologic hallmark is mucus hypersecretion due to enlargement of the mucus glands and goblet cell metaplasia.
Sometimes mucus can be on stool as the large intestine is covered in this mucus.
There role is to secrete substances, mucus; propulsion of mucus by ciliary action.
These mucus cells secrete the slippery mucus that cover most fishes.
Some mucus is normal, but coughing up excess mucus or mucus that is yellow, green, brown, or bloody may indicate a problem.