muco-

1. a combining form representing mucus or mucous in compound words:

   mucopurulent.

muco-

combining_form

1. mucus or mucous

   mucin

   mucoprotein

Example Sentences

A muco-purulent or purulent secretion can visually be pressed out from between the papillomatous elevations.

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The muco-cartilage is coloured red, the branchial or soft cartilage blue, and the hard cartilage purple.

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I have curtailed it in order not to interfere with the representation of the lower lip and tentacular muco-cartilages.

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This muco-cartilaginous skeleton is the key to the whole position, and requires, therefore, to be understood.

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Miss Alcock, in her paper, speaks of tubular muscles belonging to the hyoid segment, which are attached to the muco-cartilage.

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