mucification

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noun

The modification of epithelial cells to secrete mucus.

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Meanings

nounmucification (countable and uncountable, plural mucifications)

plural mucifications

  1. countableuncountableThe modification of epithelial cells to secrete mucus.

    The outer stratum mucification layer is composed of epithelial cells containing mucin vacuoles and overlies an eosinophilic-staining stratum corneum showing artifactual intra-layer separation of the cornified cells.

    2015 August 30, Ashley R. Styczynski et al., “In vitro antiretroviral activity and in vivo toxicity of the potential topical microbicide copper phthalocyanine sulfate”, in Virology Journal, volume 12, →DOI

Origin

From muci- + -ification.

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APA

mucification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucification

MLA

“mucification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucification. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mucification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucification.

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