MUCIN
\mjˈuːsɪn], \mjˈuːsɪn], \m_j_ˈuː_s_ɪ_n]\
Definitions of MUCIN
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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See Mucedin.
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An albuminoid substance which is contained in mucus, and gives to the latter secretion its peculiar ropy character. It is found in all the secretions from mucous glands, and also between the fibers of connective tissue, as in tendons. See Illust. of Demilune.
By Oddity Software
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See Mucedin.
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An albuminoid substance which is contained in mucus, and gives to the latter secretion its peculiar ropy character. It is found in all the secretions from mucous glands, and also between the fibers of connective tissue, as in tendons. See Illust. of Demilune.
By Noah Webster.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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One of a number of glycoproteins secreted by the goblet cells of the mucous glands and present also in connective tissue and in the umbilical cord; they are soluble in alkaline water and precipitated by acetic acid.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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A yellowish white, tenacious substance, which forms an important part of secretions such as the saliva or bile. It is secreted largely by the epithelial cells lining mucous membranes. Chemically, true m. is a conjugated protein, a glycoprotein, consisting of a simple protein combined with a carbohydrate group.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
