Mucus-Like
/ˈmjuː.kəs laɪk/noun
Resembling mucus in appearance, texture, or consistency.
Did you know?The medical combining form myx- comes from Ancient Greek mýxa, meaning “mucus” or “slime,” appearing in terms such as myxoma and myxoid.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meug-
“A reconstructed root associated with slippery, slimy, or mucus-like substances”
Ancient Greek
Greek
mýxa (μύξα)
“Mucus, nasal discharge, or slime”
Late Latin
Latin
mūcus
“Mucus or a slimy bodily secretion”
Middle English
English
mucus
“A slimy or viscous bodily secretion; borrowed through learned Latin usage”
Old English
English
gelīc
“Like, resembling, or having the form of”
Modern English
English
mucus-like
“Resembling mucus”
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