mucinosis

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noun

Any of a group of cutaneous diseases caused by fibroblasts producing abnormally large amounts of acid mucopolysaccharides (i.e. mucin), usually hyaluronic acid

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Meanings

nounmucinosis (plural mucinoses)

plural mucinoses

  1. medicineAny of a group of cutaneous diseases caused by fibroblasts producing abnormally large amounts of acid mucopolysaccharides (i.e. mucin), usually hyaluronic acid

Origin

From mucin + -osis.

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APA

mucinosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucinosis

MLA

“mucinosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucinosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mucinosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucinosis.

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