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mucoaqueous

mucoaqueous adjective: containing both mucus and water, especially in reference to the tear film of the ocular surface.

Adjective

mucoaqueous (not comparable)

  1. Containing both mucus and water, especially in reference to the tear film of the ocular surface.
    • Three distinct layers of the tear film are recognized. A thin layer of lipid or fatty substances covers the aqueous or mucoaqueous portion.[…]FIG. 1. The three layers of the tear film. Although the thin lipid layer is well defined, the mucoaqueous and mucoid layers are continuous, with the bulk of...1987, Stephen J. Rhode, Stephen P. Ginsberg, editors, Ophthalmic Technology: A Guide for the Eye Care Assistant, Raven Press, →ISBN, pages 23, 24
    • To encompass the entirety of the tear film, composed of the interpalpebral and retropalpebral portions, the neologism ‘dacruon’ was termed (Cher 2007, 2008). The dacruon represents the mucoaqueous layer and lipid sealant of the interpalpebral portion of the tear film as well as the opposing...2013, Nora Khatib, Penny A. Asbell, “Chapter 28. Artificial tear substitutes”, in Jose M. Benitez-del-Castillo, Michael A. Lemp, editors, Ocular Surface Disorders, JP Medical, →ISBN, pages 235–236

Examples of mucoaqueous in a sentence

  • A thin layer of lipid or fatty substances covers the aqueous or mucoaqueous portion.[…]FIG. 1.1987, Stephen J. Rhode, Stephen P. Ginsberg, editors, Ophthalmic Technology: A Guide for the Eye Care Assistant, Raven Press, →ISBN, pages...
  • The inner layer is made up of a combination of the mucus and aqueous layers to form a mucoaqueous gel layer.2018, Sandra Young, Heal Your Dry Eyes: Nutrition & Recipes, Gatekeeper Press, →ISBN:

Origin of mucoaqueous

From muco- + aqueous.

Questions about mucoaqueous

What does mucoaqueous mean?
Mucoaqueous means containing both mucus and water, especially in reference to the tear film of the ocular surface.
How do you use mucoaqueous in a sentence?
A thin layer of lipid or fatty substances covers the aqueous or mucoaqueous portion.[…]FIG. 1.
What part of speech is mucoaqueous?
Mucoaqueous is an adjective.

Words near mucoaqueous in the dictionary

  1. mucoadhesion
  2. mucoadhesive
  3. mucoadhesiveness
  4. mucoadhesives
  5. mucoadhesivity
  6. mucoaqueous
  7. mucobloody
  8. mucocartilage
  9. mucocartilages
  10. mucocele
  11. mucoceles

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