mucoregulatory

English

Etymology

From muco- +‎ regulate +‎ -ory or muco- +‎ regulatory.

Adjective

mucoregulatory (not generally comparable, comparative more mucoregulatory, superlative most mucoregulatory)

  1. (biology, medicine) Having a regulatory effect on the production of mucus, as for example endogenously (in homeostasis) or (usually, especially) exogenously (in pharmacology).

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