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mucus

Mucus vs Effluvium - What's the difference?

mucus | effluvium |


As nouns the difference between mucus and effluvium

is that mucus is (physiology) a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes while effluvium is a gaseous or vaporous emission, especially a foul-smelling one.

Ooze vs Mucus - What's the difference?

ooze | mucus |


As nouns the difference between ooze and mucus

is that ooze is potion of vegetable matter used for leather tanning or ooze can be soft mud, slime, or shells on the bottom of a body of water while mucus is (physiology) a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

As a verb ooze

is to be secreted or slowly leak.

Glycocalyx vs Mucus - What's the difference?

glycocalyx | mucus |


As nouns the difference between glycocalyx and mucus

is that glycocalyx is a filamentous coating of glycoprotein and polysaccharide on the surface of bacteria and some other cells while mucus is (physiology) a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

Puss vs Mucus - What's the difference?

puss | mucus |


As nouns the difference between puss and mucus

is that puss is (informal) a cat or puss can be (slang) the mouth while mucus is (physiology) a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

Mucus vs Coryza - What's the difference?

mucus | coryza |


As nouns the difference between mucus and coryza

is that mucus is (physiology) a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes while coryza is (pathology) inflammation of the mucous membranes lining the nasal cavity, usually causing a running nose, nasal congestion and loss of smell.

Blood vs Mucus - What's the difference?

blood | mucus |


As nouns the difference between blood and mucus

is that blood is while mucus is (physiology) a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

Mucus vs Cough - What's the difference?

mucus | cough |


As nouns the difference between mucus and cough

is that mucus is a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes while cough is a sudden, usually noisy expulsion of air from the lungs, often involuntary.

As a verb cough is

to push air from the lungs in a quick, noisy explosion.

Secretion vs Mucus - What's the difference?

secretion | mucus |


As nouns the difference between secretion and mucus

is that secretion is any substance that is secreted by an organism while mucus is a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

Mucus vs Psoriasis - What's the difference?

mucus | psoriasis |


As nouns the difference between mucus and psoriasis

is that mucus is a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes while psoriasis is a noncontagious disease whose main symptom is gray or silvery flaky patches on the skin which are red and inflamed underneath when scratched.

Mucus vs Null - What's the difference?

mucus | null |


As nouns the difference between mucus and null

is that mucus is (physiology) a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes while null is zero, nil; the cardinal number before einn.

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