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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Any of the specialized epithelial cells found in the mucous membrane of the stomach, intestines, and respiratory passages that secrete mucus.

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  • noun an epithelial cell that secretes mucous

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From its shape.]

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