If mucus is the noun and
Posted By: Oh... on 2009-02-25
In Reply to: mucus/mucous - vn
Subject: If mucus is the noun and
mucous is the adjective, then it has to be
mucous plugging
and
mucous impaction
Right?
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mucous is adjective, mucus is noun
Subject: mucous is adjective, mucus is noun
mucous plug: a mass of mucus and cells filling the cervical canal between periods or during pregnancy
mu·cous (myū'kəs) pronunciation
adj.
1. Containing, producing, or secreting mucus: a mucous tissue.
2. Relating to, consisting of, or resembling mucus: a mucous substance.
mu·cus (myū'kəs) pronunciation
n.
The viscous, slippery substance that consists chiefly of mucin, water, cells, and inorganic salts and is secreted as a protective lubricant coating by cells and glands of the mucous membranes.
mucus is a noun and mucous is an adjective nm
Subject: mucus is a noun and mucous is an adjective nm
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Mucus is a noun, mucous is the adjective.
Subject: Mucus is a noun, mucous is the adjective.
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It's similar to mucus/mucous. ous is an adjective, us the noun, sm
Subject: It's similar to mucus/mucous. ous is an adjective, us the noun, sm
So you would have callous tissue as callous is the adjective modifying tissue.
Mucus is the noun, mucous is the adjective. That's how I remember. Just like in your example...
Subject: Mucus is the noun, mucous is the adjective. That's how I remember. Just like in your example...
mucous cyst - cyst containing mucus.
One is Latin (mucous) which is the adjective and one is French (mucus) which is a noun.
Subject: One is Latin (mucous) which is the adjective and one is French (mucus) which is a noun.
Since this is descriptive of the retention cyst, it would then, in my opinion, be mucous (adjective)
Teardrop is correct, mucus = noun, mucous = adjective
Subject: Teardrop is correct, mucus = noun, mucous = adjective
That is not correct. It is mucus (noun) for any part of the body--lung or vagina.
Subject: That is not correct. It is mucus (noun) for any part of the body--lung or vagina.
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follow-up is okay for noun but usual for noun...nm
Subject: follow-up is okay for noun but usual for noun...nm
mucus
Subject: mucus
mucous refers to the membrane
mucus for me
Subject: mucus for me
Confuses me too unless it is cleary a noun. For me in this instance it seems to be a noun since it is telling you what is being retained in the cyst.
probably mucus
Subject: probably mucus
It could be mucus....sm
Subject: It could be mucus....sm
like hairpeice - it doesn't have to be hairy peice. or ice cube...it is ice in the shape of a cube...it doesn't have to be icy cube.
mucus...sm
Subject: mucus...sm
mucus is the actual stuff secreted.
mucous is more like covered with mucus as with the membranes.
could be pus, mucus...
Subject: could be pus, mucus...
mucus plugging
Regarding mucus/mucous plugging....Maybe this will clear things up:
MUCUS: Mucus is secreted by the mucous membranes. It helps to moisten, warm, and filter the air as it enters the nose. Notice, the different spellings of mucus and mucous. Mucous is the name of the tissue; mucus is the secretion that flows from the tissue.
Therefore, in my opinion, I would type mucus plugging....Even though it is being used as an adjective, the mucus is what is plugging up the works, not the mucous membrane tissue.
is it mucus or mucous from the eye? thank you
Subject: is it mucus or mucous from the eye? thank you
Mucous or mucus?
Subject: Mucous or mucus?
This one always confuses me. Patient has a mucus retenion cyst. I have found both mucous and mucus in this case. I know that mucous is an adj. Thanks in advance for all your help!
Mucus lake or
Subject: Mucus lake or
mucous lake?
Coombs test or Coombs' test?
Thanks for your help!
mucus/mucous
Subject: mucus/mucous
Mucus is the noun form.
She coughed up mucus.
Mucous is the adjective form. (mucous lake)
mucous membrane
The mucous discharge is of concern.
Coombs test - no apos.
I think this is an either/or, webmd has it mucus,
Subject: I think this is an either/or, webmd has it mucus,
Stedman's has it mucous. I googled it and multiple medical sites have it both ways, so who knows??
mucus/mucous
Subject: mucus/mucous
I'm losing it today! Mucus/mucous plugging and mucus/mucous impaction - help!
If mucus is teh nound and
Subject: If mucus is teh nound and
mucus/mucous
Subject: mucus/mucous
Mucus retention cyst
Mucous retnetion cyst
mucus-retention cyst
mucous-retention cyst
??
Mucus versus mucous
Subject: Mucus versus mucous
I had a doc tell me when I first starting transcribing years ago that MUCUS is the noun (Dorlands calls it the 'free slime of the mucous membrane ) and mucous is the adjective (Dorlands again - pertaining or relating to mucus.
Pet Peeve Mucus vs. Mucous
Subject: Pet Peeve Mucus vs. Mucous
Now I think I'm right but I'm being told I'm wrong. Second opinion please....
A mucous cyst is a retention cyst that contains mucus
Mucous is the structure, mucus is the goo. :-) (nm)
Subject: Mucous is the structure, mucus is the goo. :-) (nm)
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Mucous versus mucus?
Subject: Mucous versus mucus?
I have a serious question about the difference between the spellings of mucous and mucus. Both are words. QA sometimes frowns on the use of mucous (wanting mucus), but I found mucous in the client samples. What is the difference? Can someone tell me when I should use one spelling as apposed to the other and/or which is correct and which is not?
Thank you in advance.
nasal...insipated mucus ?
Subject: nasal...insipated mucus ?
maybe i'm brain dead this morning, maybe he makes it up?
sinus with very dry, (empusated) mucus
Subject: sinus with very dry, (empusated) mucus
piriform sinus with very dry, (empusated) mucus
Thx!
Mucus versus mucous
Subject: Mucus versus mucous
Down below there was a question about how mucous plug should be written. This is not an either/or question. There is a right and wrong, if you remember your sixth grade grammar.
Mucus is a noun (a person, place, or thing).
Mucous is an adjective (describes a noun).
It's cut and dry. Very simple. Mucous describes the plug. It could be a cork plug, gum plug, dyke plug, cement plus. All are adjectives describing the noun "plug."
If you need a refresher, let me share my Schoolhouse Rock from the 70s.
NOUNS: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2iLAI0gUW0
ADJECTIVES: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3j347DjSve0
Mucus versus mucous
Subject: Mucus versus mucous
Teardrop, I cannot believe you would be so high and mighty to someone asking for help. Sure hope you are not a supervisor and someone asking for help from you personally.
mucus-retention cyst
Subject: mucus-retention cyst
mucus is a noun. Mucous is an adjective. :-)
thanks, I think it is being used as a noun
Subject: thanks, I think it is being used as a noun
in this case, so will use followup. On this particular account, they don't like follow up hyphenated, so we have to use followup or follow up. Sometimes at the end of the day this gets very confusing to me and I can't think anymore. Thanks for your help!
huh? Man is the noun....
Subject: huh? Man is the noun....
huh? non-ST MI (MI is the noun) or
Subject: huh? non-ST MI (MI is the noun) or
Spin barkite type mucus?
Subject: Spin barkite type mucus?
On speculum exam, the cervix is smooth and pink, without lesions or discharge. The IUD strings are seen curled up in the os about 2 cm long. There is a moderate to large amount of _____ type mucus. The vaginal walls are pink with a small amount of creamy vaginal discharge.
Blank s/l spin or maybe thin barkite
For many years she has had loose, mucus-like stools. nm
Subject: For many years she has had loose, mucus-like stools. nm
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s/l on UA she had cass present as well as mucus threads
Subject: s/l on UA she had cass present as well as mucus threads
Mucus plug per American Pregnancy
Subject: Mucus plug per American Pregnancy
No, it's not a proper noun or name.
Subject: No, it's not a proper noun or name.
it depends...is it before or after the noun? sm
Subject: it depends...is it before or after the noun? sm
It could be "a 2-3-mm lesion," or "The lesion was 2-3 mm in size." Generally, cardinal numbers plus unit-of-measurement adjectives are hyphenated before the noun.
hyphens before noun and not after...sm
Subject: hyphens before noun and not after...sm
I think, "A chip-in-the-tip camera was used..." is correct, but I would type "A camera with a chip in the tip was used...." if dictated that way...so it depends on how they say it...hope that helps.
It really depends on whether the noun being
Subject: It really depends on whether the noun being
follows:
Austin-Moore-type prosthesis
prosthese is an Austin-Moore type
Effect (noun)
Subject: Effect (noun)
verb/noun
Subject: verb/noun
Follow up = verb
Followup = noun.
CK Book of style.
decubitus is not a noun
Subject: decubitus is not a noun
it's an adjective. So it doesn't have a plural form.
In terms of pleural vs plural, it's easy for an MT to make this mistake. Like, the abdominal snowman...It's an occupational hazard.
d.
Regardless of noun and verbs..
Subject: Regardless of noun and verbs..
Affect/Affective/Affectively is used where no physical activity involved.
Effect/Effective/Effectively is used where some physical activity has taken place.
-> The psychotherapy was affective. (No physical outcome)
-> The drug was effective (Physical outcome).
THIS MUST BE HYPHENATED, AS IT IS USED AS A NOUN..nm
Subject: THIS MUST BE HYPHENATED, AS IT IS USED AS A NOUN..nm
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collective noun
Subject: collective noun
More info for you in addition to what I posted below--for this type of situation, units of measure are considered collective nouns.
I have to run but if you look that up under a grammar site, it will show you why the correct answer is WAS. You did not post the entire sentence, but I am assuming it was just that 1 med.
In Stedman's it's mucus plug and mucous plugging.nm
Subject: In Stedman's it's mucus plug and mucous plugging.nm
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