| mucigen | <physiology> A substance which is formed in mucous epithelial cells, and gives rise to mucin. Origin: Mucin + -gen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| mucigenous | <physiology> Connected with the formation of mucin; resembling mucin. "The mucigenous basis is manufactured at the expense of the ordinary protoplasm of the cell." (Foster) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |