mucoid
Resembling viscous secretions
Mucoid describes something resembling or having the consistency of mucus—thick, slippery, and viscous.
The term appears most often in medical and biological contexts: mucoid discharge, mucoid degeneration.
Bacteria may produce a mucoid coating that helps them resist antibiotics.
Viscous and semisolid
gummy · ropy · glutinous · squishy · slippery · tacky · viscid · mucilaginous
Viscous airway secretion
- sputumExpelled lung mucus
- exudateInflammatory vessel leakage
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- expectorationEjecting matter from airways
nasal · respiratory · bronchial · sinusitis · bronchitis · rhinitis · congestion · postnasal
Obstruction preventing passage
- shieldHandheld defensive armor
- defenseProtection against harm
- liningInterior fabric layer
- membraneThin tissue sheet
lubrication · cilia · epithelial · filtration · coating · antibacterial · antimicrobial · trapping
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- microorganismsMicroscopic living entities
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
- extracellularOutside the cell membrane
colonization · microbial · adhesion · surface · aggregation · pathogenicity · biofouling · biofilm
gelatinous
Viscous and semisolid
sticky · gummy · ropy · glutinous · squishy · slippery · tacky · viscid · mucilaginous · stringy
phlegm
Viscous airway secretion
expectoration · nasal · respiratory · bronchial · sinusitis · bronchitis · rhinitis · congestion · postnasal · hypersecretion
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
membrane · lubrication · cilia · epithelial · filtration · coating · antibacterial · antimicrobial · trapping · hydration
bacteria
Nucleus-free single-celled organisms
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- microorganismsMicroscopic living entities
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
extracellular · colonization · microbial · adhesion · surface · aggregation · pathogenicity · biofouling · biofilm