Author: Glossary
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Chemotherapy-induced mucositis
Inflammation of a mucous membrane. Oral inflammation caused by medications, especially those used to treat cancers or autoimmune diseases.
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Mucosanguineous
Containing mucus and blood.
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Nasal mucosa
The lining of the nasal cavities and paranasal sinuses, made of pseudostratified ciliated epithelium with goblet cells. The nasal mucosa warms and humidifies the inhaled air, and the cilia sweep mucus-entrapped dust and microbes to the pharynx.
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Lingual mucosa
The keratinized, papillated covering of the dorsum of the tongue that contains nerve endings for the sense of taste.
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Mucorrhea
Increased cervical discharge at ovulation, usually covering a span of 3 to 4 days. The discharge has the character and appearance of raw egg white.
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Mucoriferous
Covered with mold or a moldlike substance.
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Mucopolysaccharidase
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of polysaccharides.
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Mucolipidosis
One of several rare, inherited lysosomal storage diseases in which abnormalities in the transport of lysosomal enzymes into lysosomes result in their accumulation in extracellular fluids or plasma.
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Mucokinesis
Any therapeutic technique that removes excessive or abnormal secretions from the respiratory tract.
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Mozart ear
Alleged to have had this deformity] Deformity of the ear in which the antihelix is fused with the crura of the helix.