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Mucus vs Biofilm - What's the difference?

mucus | biofilm |

As nouns the difference between mucus and biofilm

is that mucus is a slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes while biofilm is a thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.

mucus

English

(wikipedia mucus)

Noun

(-)
  • (physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

    • Hyponyms

    * phlegm * rheum

    Derived terms

    * mucoid * mucoidal * mucous * mucilaginous

    Related terms

    * mucosa * mucositis

    biofilm

    English

    (wikipedia biofilm)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology, medicine) A thin film of mucus created by and containing a colony of bacteria and other microorganisms.