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Mucinous vs Myxoid - What's the difference?

mucinous | myxoid |

As adjectives the difference between mucinous and myxoid

is that mucinous is of, pertaining to or containing mucin while myxoid is pertaining to or resembling mucus.

mucinous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of, pertaining to or containing mucin

    • Derived terms

    *mucinous carcinoid

    myxoid

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • pertaining to or resembling mucus
  • * 1974 , Guy Davenport, Tatlin! :
    • The full reach of his instroke tamped hydranths papillary and marine in her myxoid deep.

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