| mucociliary | <pathology> Pertaining to or affecting the mucus membrane and hairs (including eyelashes, nose hair): mucociliary clearing: the clearance of mucus by ciliary movement (particularly in the respiratory system). (13 Nov 1997) |
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| mucociliary clearance | Rate of ciliary and secretory activity of the respiratory submucosal glands. It is a non-specific host defense mechanism, measurable in vivo by mucus transfer, ciliary beat frequency, and clearance of radioactive tracers. (12 Dec 1998) |