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Mucous vs Mucocele - What's the difference?

mucous | mucocele |

As an adjective mucous

is pertaining to mucus.

As a noun mucocele is

(medicine) an enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.

mucous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Pertaining to mucus
  • Having the qualities of mucus

    • Derived terms

    * mucousy * mucous membrane

    mucocele

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine) An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.
    • (Dunglison)
    (Webster 1913)