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mucus (muŽkәs)   the free slime of the mucous membrane, composed of the secretion of its glands, various salts, desquamated cells, and leukocytes.
 

cervical mucus  that secreted by the mucous membrane of the uterine cervix; it undergoes chemical and physical changes owing to hormone stimulation during the menstrual cycle and plays an important role in helping spermatozoa travel inwards after coitus. See also cervical mucus method.

fertile mucus  see ovulation method.





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