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mucoadhesion

mucoadhesion noun: adhesion to a mucous membrane.

Noun

mucoadhesion (uncountable)

  1. adhesion to a mucous membrane

Origin of mucoadhesion

From muco- + adhesion.

Questions about mucoadhesion

What does mucoadhesion mean?
Mucoadhesion means adhesion to a mucous membrane.
What part of speech is mucoadhesion?
Mucoadhesion is a noun.

Words near mucoadhesion in the dictionary

  1. muclucs
  2. muco-
  3. muco-series
  4. mucoactive
  5. mucoadherent
  6. mucoadhesion
  7. mucoadhesive
  8. mucoadhesiveness
  9. mucoadhesives
  10. mucoadhesivity
  11. mucoaqueous

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