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adj
That adheres to a mucous membrane.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially
Topics: medicine, sciences
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noun
Any drug that adheres to a mucous membrane
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)mewk-der. Proto-Italic *moukos Latin mūcus New Latinder. English muco- Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin haereō Latin adhaereō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Medieval Latin adhaesivusbor. French adhésifder. English adhesive English mucoadhesive From muco- + adhesive.
