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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.

secretion

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

  • (label) any substance that is secreted by an organism
  • (label) the act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of hiding something

    • Anagrams

    * * * *

    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