mucus and muco-

Term: mucus and muco- as preffix

Origin: Latin mucus

 Proto-Indo-European *meu-k- (=slimy, slippery). Gognate included   also Ancient  Greek word μύκης (mikes)(=mushroom).

Coined: -

Definition:

a slippery or slimy and colloid secretion from the lining of the mucous membrane, containing mucins, antiseptic enzymes and immunoglobulins.

Runon derivatives :

mucoid, mucoidal, mucous, mucin, mucinogen, mucinosis, mucinous, muciparous, mucolipidosis, mucoprotein, mucosa,

comments:

the term phlegm is used for viscid mucus and it is derived from Ancient Greek word φλέγω/phlego (= heat, blaze)