mucoadhesion

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noun

adhesion to a mucous membrane

OriginEnglish adhesion ← French adhésion ← Latin mūcus →
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Meanings

nounmucoadhesion (uncountable)
  1. uncountableadhesion to a mucous membrane

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mewk-
  2. Proto-Italic*moukos
  3. Latinmūcus
  4. Englishmuco-
  5. Frenchadhésion
  6. Englishadhesion
  7. Englishmucoadhesion

From muco- + adhesion.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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