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mucocele

Mucocele vs Mucinosis - What's the difference?

mucocele | mucinosis |


As nouns the difference between mucocele and mucinosis

is that 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 while mucinosis is any of a group of cutaneous diseases caused by fibroblasts producing abnormally large amounts of acid mucopolysaccharides (ie mucin), usually hyaluronic acid.

Mucocele vs Appendicitis - What's the difference?

mucocele | appendicitis |


As nouns the difference between mucocele and appendicitis

is that 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 while appendicitis is (pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix.

Mucocele vs Fibroma - What's the difference?

mucocele | fibroma |


As nouns the difference between mucocele and fibroma

is that mucocele is 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 while fibroma is a benign tumour of fibrous connective tissue.

Mucocele vs Ranulawhatsdifference - What's the difference?

mucocele | ranulawhatsdifference |

Ranulawhatsdifference is likely misspelled.


Ranulawhatsdifference has no English definition.

As a noun mucocele

is 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.

Inflammation vs Mucocele - What's the difference?

inflammation | mucocele |


As nouns the difference between inflammation and mucocele

is that inflammation is the act of inflaming]], [[kindle|kindling, or setting on fire; also, the state of being inflamed while 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.

Catarrhal vs Mucocele - What's the difference?

catarrhal | mucocele |


As an adjective catarrhal

is relating to catarrh.

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.

Sac vs Mucocele - What's the difference?

sac | mucocele |


As nouns the difference between sac and mucocele

is that sac is while 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.

As a proper noun sac

is .

Dropsy vs Mucocele - What's the difference?

dropsy | mucocele |


As nouns the difference between dropsy and mucocele

is that dropsy is swelling, edema, often from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease COPD while mucocele is 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.

Lachrymal vs Mucocele - What's the difference?

lachrymal | mucocele |


As nouns the difference between lachrymal and mucocele

is that lachrymal is lachrymatory while 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.

As an adjective lachrymal

is of or relating to tears, or the tear glands.

Membrane vs Mucocele - What's the difference?

membrane | mucocele |


As nouns the difference between membrane and mucocele

is that membrane is membrane while 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.

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