mucinous

English

Etymology

From mucin +‎ -ous.

Adjective

mucinous (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, containing, or producing (one or more) mucins.
    mucinous carcinoid
    in mucinous carcinoma of the breast, the cancer cells express various mucins
    in mucinous ovarian cancer
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