| mucociliary |
A method of feeding associated with sedentary habits. Food particles are entangled with mucus in the gill leaflets and carried in a food groove to the mouth.
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| mucociliary a. |
on the inner surface of the respiratory tract, a layer of columnar epithelial cells covered by a thin mucous layer and many projecting cilia that beat in a rhythmic manner to bring about mucociliary clearance (see under clearance).
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| mucociliary c. |
the clearance of mucus and other material from the airways by the cilia of the epithelial cells, which move mucus cephalad with every beat. See also ciliary beat, under beat.
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