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mucoregulatory

mucoregulatory adjective: having a regulatory effect on the production of mucus, as for example endogenously (in homeostasis) or (usually, especially) exogenously (in pharmacology).

Adjective

mucoregulatory (not generally comparable, comparative more mucoregulatory, superlative most mucoregulatory)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Having a regulatory effect on the production of mucus, as for example endogenously (in homeostasis) or (usually, especially) exogenously (in pharmacology).

Forms of mucoregulatory

comparativemore mucoregulatory
superlativemost mucoregulatory

Origin of mucoregulatory

From muco- + regulate + -ory or muco- + regulatory.

Questions about mucoregulatory

What does mucoregulatory mean?
Mucoregulatory means having a regulatory effect on the production of mucus, as for example endogenously (in homeostasis) or (usually, especially) exogenously (in pharmacology).
What part of speech is mucoregulatory?
Mucoregulatory is an adjective.

Words near mucoregulatory in the dictionary

  1. mucor
  2. mucoraceous
  3. mucoralean
  4. mucoregulator
  5. mucoregulators
  6. mucoregulatory
  7. mucorin
  8. mucormycoses
  9. mucormycosis
  10. mucormycotic
  11. mucoromycete

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