Mucus
noun
A sticky substance that your body makes in the nose and lungs to protect those areas.
When you have a cold, your body produces more mucus
Often appears as...
- blow out mucus
- thick mucus
noun
A sticky substance that your body makes in the nose and lungs to protect those areas.
When you have a cold, your body produces more mucus
Often appears as...
- blow out mucus
- thick mucus
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Pro Tip 1/3Body Defense
Mucus serves as a protective barrier against dirt and germs in respiratory pathways.
During allergy season, my nasal passages produce more mucus to trap pollen.
Pro Tip 2/3Color Indicators
The color of mucus can indicate health status; clear is normal, yellow or green may suggest infection.
The doctor asked about the color of my mucus to check for signs of infection.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
While 'mucus' is a medical term, it's commonly used in everyday language when discussing illness.
I've been coughing up a lot of mucus; I think I'm getting a cold.
Pro Tip 1/3Body Defense
Mucus serves as a protective barrier against dirt and germs in respiratory pathways.
During allergy season, my nasal passages produce more mucus to trap pollen.
Pro Tip 2/3Color Indicators
The color of mucus can indicate health status; clear is normal, yellow or green may suggest infection.
The doctor asked about the color of my mucus to check for signs of infection.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
While 'mucus' is a medical term, it's commonly used in everyday language when discussing illness.
I've been coughing up a lot of mucus; I think I'm getting a cold.
Pro Tip 1/3Body Defense
Mucus serves as a protective barrier against dirt and germs in respiratory pathways.
During allergy season, my nasal passages produce more mucus to trap pollen.
Pro Tip 2/3Color Indicators
The color of mucus can indicate health status; clear is normal, yellow or green may suggest infection.
The doctor asked about the color of my mucus to check for signs of infection.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Matters
While 'mucus' is a medical term, it's commonly used in everyday language when discussing illness.
I've been coughing up a lot of mucus; I think I'm getting a cold.
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Why do we pass gas? -...
It's important not to just blame certain foods for gas and bloating and then avoid them. You don't want to starve the bacteria that digest these complex carbohydrates, or they'll have to start eating the sugars in the mucus lining of your intestines. Your personal gas will vary based on what you eat, and what bacteria are in your gut.
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How do germs spread (and...
"Too little," on the other hand, multiplies rarely and causes you little harm in the process. Although this leaves you healthy enough to interact with other potential hosts, the lack of symptoms means you may not sneeze at all, or if you do, there may be too few viruses in your mucus to infect anyone else.
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Why you shouldn't worry...
in healthy people. So it's helpful to think of poop as exactly what it is -- all the stuff that doesn't get digested in this process. It is water, bacteria, dead cells and mucus, all glommed together with fiber. Fiber is amazing. It affects the digestive tract from top to bottom.
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The surprising effects...
involving many different types of immune cells— some of which seem to protect the fetus from attack by other immune cells. The body also creates an antibacterial plug made of mucus on the cervix, which keeps germs away and stays sealed until labor. As a pregnancy progresses,
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How mucus keeps us...
That's why they're known as mucus membranes. Mucus plays lots of roles in your body. It keeps delicate tissues from drying out and cracking, which would expose them to infection. It lubricates your eyes so you can blink. It protects your stomach lining from acid.
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Why do we cry? The three...
Right next to Iris is the mucus layer, which keeps the whole thing fastened to her. On top of it is the aqueous layer, which keeps Iris hydrated, repels invasive bacteria, and protects her skin, or cornea, from damage. And, finally, there is the lipid layer,
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Deep Sea Exploration -...
home to captivating creatures like speedy translucent worms jellyfish longer than a blue whale and one of my favorites the giant larvae ssin which makes its house out of mucus these are organisms with astounding adaptations to life in an extreme environment
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What we know (and don't...
Fortunately, while Ebola is highly virulent, several factors limit its contagiousness. Unlike viruses that proliferate through small, airborne particles, Ebola only exists in bodily fluids, such as saliva, blood, mucus, vomit, or feces. In order to spread,
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Footprints in the ocean...
marine snow which is made up of particles mucus and dead bodies of other organisms right pretty delicious but mixing of the ocean the transport of these nutrients and elements that are necessary to sustain life is vitally
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Baby Octopuses Hunting PIPE...
grains of sand to their bodies with a mucus extruded from their skin these are all hardwired little predators they don't hesitate to take down prey
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Why do we pass gas? -...
It's important not to just blame certain foods for gas and bloating and then avoid them. You don't want to starve the bacteria that digest these complex carbohydrates, or they'll have to start eating the sugars in the mucus lining of your intestines. Your personal gas will vary based on what you eat, and what bacteria are in your gut.
Video examples
How do germs spread (and...
"Too little," on the other hand, multiplies rarely and causes you little harm in the process. Although this leaves you healthy enough to interact with other potential hosts, the lack of symptoms means you may not sneeze at all, or if you do, there may be too few viruses in your mucus to infect anyone else.
Video examples
Why you shouldn't worry...
in healthy people. So it's helpful to think of poop as exactly what it is -- all the stuff that doesn't get digested in this process. It is water, bacteria, dead cells and mucus, all glommed together with fiber. Fiber is amazing. It affects the digestive tract from top to bottom.
Video examples
The surprising effects...
involving many different types of immune cells— some of which seem to protect the fetus from attack by other immune cells. The body also creates an antibacterial plug made of mucus on the cervix, which keeps germs away and stays sealed until labor. As a pregnancy progresses,
Video examples
How mucus keeps us...
That's why they're known as mucus membranes. Mucus plays lots of roles in your body. It keeps delicate tissues from drying out and cracking, which would expose them to infection. It lubricates your eyes so you can blink. It protects your stomach lining from acid.
Video examples
Why do we cry? The three...
Right next to Iris is the mucus layer, which keeps the whole thing fastened to her. On top of it is the aqueous layer, which keeps Iris hydrated, repels invasive bacteria, and protects her skin, or cornea, from damage. And, finally, there is the lipid layer,
Video examples
Deep Sea Exploration -...
home to captivating creatures like speedy translucent worms jellyfish longer than a blue whale and one of my favorites the giant larvae ssin which makes its house out of mucus these are organisms with astounding adaptations to life in an extreme environment
Video examples
What we know (and don't...
Fortunately, while Ebola is highly virulent, several factors limit its contagiousness. Unlike viruses that proliferate through small, airborne particles, Ebola only exists in bodily fluids, such as saliva, blood, mucus, vomit, or feces. In order to spread,
Video examples
Footprints in the ocean...
marine snow which is made up of particles mucus and dead bodies of other organisms right pretty delicious but mixing of the ocean the transport of these nutrients and elements that are necessary to sustain life is vitally
Video examples
Baby Octopuses Hunting PIPE...
grains of sand to their bodies with a mucus extruded from their skin these are all hardwired little predators they don't hesitate to take down prey
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Quote examples
Woody Harrelson
American Actor
I used to have terrible acne on my face: red, splotchy discoloration. And mucus - I was constantly blowing my nose. Then one day, this woman sits down next to me on a bus, and says, 'You're lactose-intolerant.' It all cleared up in three days. That changed my life. Doctors couldn't figure it out.
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Woody Harrelson
American Actor
I used to have terrible acne on my face: red, splotchy discoloration. And mucus - I was constantly blowing my nose. Then one day, this woman sits down next to me on a bus, and says, 'You're lactose-intolerant.' It all cleared up in three days. That changed my life. Doctors couldn't figure it out.
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