MUCOID DEGENERATION
\mjˈuːkɔ͡ɪd dɪd͡ʒˌɛnəɹˈe͡ɪʃən], \mjˈuːkɔɪd dɪdʒˌɛnəɹˈeɪʃən], \m_j_ˈuː_k_ɔɪ_d d_ɪ_dʒ_ˌɛ_n_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of MUCOID DEGENERATION
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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A regressive change in the mucus-secreting cells, or a pathological exaggeration of normal mucus-secretion, in which the cells undergo a change similar to cloudy swelling with deposits of mucoid material in and between the cells; also a conversion of any of the connective tissues into a gelatinous or mucoid substance.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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