mucociliary

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the action of cilia in transporting mucus.

“Most inhaled uranium that reaches the lungs is eliminated via mucociliary clearance.”

OriginEnglish ciliary ← Latin mūcus ← Proto-Italic *moukos →
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Meanings

adjectivemucociliary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf or pertaining to the action of cilia in transporting mucus.

    Most inhaled uranium that reaches the lungs is eliminated via mucociliary clearance.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)mewk-
  2. Proto-Italic*moukos
  3. Latinmūcus
  4. Englishmuco-
  5. Englishciliary
  6. Englishmucociliary

From muco- + ciliary.

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Translations

Czech mukociliární
  • mukociliárníof the action of cilia in transporting mucus

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mucociliary

auxiliarybiliarydomiciliaryciliarymiliaryanteciliaryatrabiliarycircumciliaryextraciliaryinterciliaryintraciliaryiridociliarymulticiliarynasociliarynobiliarynonciliarypericiliarypostciliarypreciliaryretinociliarysuperciliary
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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