What does "mucosity" mean?
The state of being mucous or containing mucus.
Mucosity
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: The state of being mucous or containing mucus.
- Grammar: mucosity is listed as noun.
- Nearest alternatives: sliminess.
- Usage evidence: In the smears made from the viscid pus of the kidney abscesses and the lung nodules, a micro-organism was found. This was a rather long, thick bacillus with rounded edges, and only staining with difficulty. The length varied between 0·5 to 0·8 microns. As a rule no characteristic grouping was found; in a few cases an arrangement resembling that sometimes seen in cholera was noted. This arrangement, however, is merely due to the mucosity of the purulent material, and may be seen in any preparation of cultures of most bacteria if mixed with the mucus of frogs' eggs.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state of being mucous or containing mucus. rare, uncountable
"In the smears made from the viscid pus of the kidney abscesses and the lung nodules, a micro-organism was found. This was a rather long, thick bacillus with rounded edges, and only staining with difficulty. The length varied between 0·5 to 0·8 microns. As a rule no characteristic grouping was found; in a few cases an arrangement resembling that sometimes seen in cholera was noted. This arrangement, however, is merely due to the mucosity of the purulent material, and may be seen in any preparation of cultures of most bacteria if mixed with the mucus of frogs' eggs."
- 2 Mucous material: mucus; especially, snot, sputum, or phlegm. archaic, countable
"The symptoms are constant sneezing and a discharge of a limpid, yellow or green mucosity from the nostrils. The infant, contrary to its usual habit, sleeps with the mouth open, it sucks with difficulty, as its respiration is impeded, and its snuffling is more or less intense. In some cases the mucosity is so thick as to close up one or both nostrils, and then the deglutition, or function of swallowing, is more or less difficult; the eyes are red and humid, the infant is restless, it cries, and its countenance is expressive of pain and suffering."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"In the smears made from the viscid pus of the kidney abscesses and the lung nodules, a micro-organism was found. This was a rather long, thick bacillus with rounded edges, and only staining with difficulty. The length varied between 0·5 to 0·8 microns. As a rule no characteristic grouping was found; in a few cases an arrangement resembling that sometimes seen in cholera was noted. This arrangement, however, is merely due to the mucosity of the purulent material, and may be seen in any preparation of cultures of most bacteria if mixed with the mucus of frogs' eggs."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "mucosity"?
Common synonyms include: sliminess.
How do you use "mucosity" in a sentence?
In the smears made from the viscid pus of the kidney abscesses and the lung nodules, a micro-organism was found. This was a rather long, thick bacillus with rounded edges, and only staining with difficulty. The length varied between 0·5 to 0·8 microns. As a rule no characteristic grouping was found; in a few cases an arrangement resembling that sometimes seen in cholera was noted. This arrangement, however, is merely due to the mucosity of the purulent material, and may be seen in any preparation of cultures of most bacteria if mixed with the mucus of frogs' eggs.
Etymology
From French mucosité; by surface analysis, mucous + -ity.