MUCINOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mucinous mean? 

• MUCINOUS (adjective)
  The adjective MUCINOUS has 1 sense:

1. relating to or containing mucin

  Familiarity information: MUCINOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUCINOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or containing mucin

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

mucin (a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces)

Derivation:

mucin (a nitrogenous substance found in mucous secretions; a lubricant that protects body surfaces)

 Context examples 

A cervical mucinous adenocarcinoma characterized by the presence of malignant glandular cells that resemble those of the endocervix.

(Cervical Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, Endocervical Type, NCI Thesaurus)

A cervical mucinous adenocarcinoma that resembles the large intestinal adenocarcinoma.

(Cervical Mucinous Adenocarcinoma, Intestinal Variant, NCI Thesaurus)

A benign neoplasm of the ovary characterized by the presence of cystic structures lined by mucinous columnar epithelial cells in a fibrotic stroma.

(Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

An adenomyoma that arises from the cervix and is characterized by the presence of endocervical mucinous glands and a smooth muscle cell component.

(Cervical Adenomyoma, Endocervical Type, NCI Thesaurus)

Microscopically, the majority of cervical adenocarcinomas are of the endocervical (mucinous) type.

(Cervical adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

With the exception of mucinous carcinoid tumor, the prognosis is favorable.

(Ovarian Carcinoid Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

A serous or mucinous cystic glandular epithelial neoplasm of low malignant potential.

(Borderline Papillary Cystadenoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Histologic variants include mucinous adenocarcinoma, signet ring cell carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, serrated adenocarcinoma, cribriform comedo-type adenocarcinoma, and micropapillary adenocarcinoma.

(Cecum Adenocarcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Histologic variants include clear cell, serous, mucinous, and endometrioid adenocarcinofibroma.

(Adenocarcinofibroma, NCI Thesaurus)

These mucinous epithelial lesions may be flat or papillary.

(Mouse Pancreatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia-2, NCI Thesaurus/MMHCC)