Blennogenous

Blennogenous
Blennogenous Blen*nog"e*nous, a. [Gr. ? mucus + -genous.] Generating mucus. [1913 Webster] ||

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  • blennogenous — SYN: muciparous. * * * blen·nog·e·nous (blen ojґə nəs) muciparous …   Medical dictionary

  • blennogenous — Something which produces mucus …   Grandiloquent dictionary

  • muciparous — Producing or secreting mucus. SYN: blennogenic, blennogenous, mucid, muciferous, mucigenous, mucilaginous (2). [mucin + L. pario, to bring forth, bear] * * * mu·cip·a·rous myü sip ə rəs adj secreting mucus <muciparous cells> * * * …   Medical dictionary

  • Mucific — Mu*cif ic, a. [Mucus + L. ficare (in comp.) to make. See { fy}.] 1. (Med.) Inducing or stimulating the secretion of mucus; blennogenous. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) Secreting mucus. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • blennoid —   a. like mucus.    ♦ blennogenic,blennogenous, a. generating mucus.    ♦ blennorrhoea,   n. mucus discharge.    ♦ blennorrhoeal, a …   Dictionary of difficult words

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