MUCOUS

adj. Mu2k'u3s. Lat., mucosus (from mucus, mucus). Fr., muqueux. Ger., schleimig. 1. Having the qualities of, consisting of, or containing mucus, 2. Covered with a slimy secretion or with matter which becomes slimy with water. 3. Mucilaginous. [B, 19, 123 (a, 35).] 4. Secreting mucus. [B.] MUCRO(Lat-), n. m. Mu2(mu)'kro. Gen., -ron'is. Fr.,mucron. Ger., Stuchelspitze. A short point abruptly terminating an organ. [B, 1, 19, 123 (a, 35).] M. baseos cartilagiiies ary tae no idea). The rounded external angle of the base of the aryteenoid cartilage. [L, 332.] M. cord is. The apex of the heart. [L.j M. stern i. The body of the sternum. [L, 332.] MUCRONATE, MUCK ON A TED, adj's. Mu2k'ro2n-at, -ate2d. Lat., mucro nat us (from mucro, a sharp point). Fr., mucrone. Ger., weichspitzig, bor stens tache lig, stachelspitzig. Spine-tipped; furnished with a mucro. [a, 35.] [s. 37]