Mucus/Mucous Clarification

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In a message dated 7/24/2003 8:22:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

carolsea@... writes:

> . Is " mucusy " or " mucousy " a word? If so, which is it? Patient has a

> mucusy discharge.

>

How about " mucosal " ? I found it in Taber's.

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I think I've got this right, but I need to verify it one more time, and I have a

question also.

1. Mucus - a noun, as in a secretion

2. Mucous - an adjective, relating to mucus, such as mucous membranes. (-ous

being the suffix indicating adjective.)

3. Is " mucusy " or " mucousy " a word? If so, which is it? Patient has a mucusy

discharge.

This one is as tricky for me as affect and effect!!

Thanks!

Carol in NC

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Yes, mucosal is much better, but verbatim, and the doc says mucusy LOL - they do

love to make up new words, don't they? Sometimes I put a blank and a note

stating- this is clearly what the doctor says, but I could not document the

word. I've not gotten any feedback on any of those, though.

Thanks!

Carol

Re: Mucus/Mucous Clarification

In a message dated 7/24/2003 8:22:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

carolsea@... writes:

> . Is " mucusy " or " mucousy " a word? If so, which is it? Patient has a

> mucusy discharge.

>

How about " mucosal " ? I found it in Taber's.

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Actually, I think mucosal is the adjective form of mucosa, which is different

from mucus, just to muddy the waters even more. Okay, I just looked it up and

mucosal is referring to the mucosa or the mucous membranes, so that is not the

same thing as mucusy. I think mucusy would be the same as that other one we

don't like but the doctors say, pus-y. I think the doctor is trying to say a

mucus-like discharge rather than saying the discharge is actual mucus. Just my

2 cents, Margaret

>>> carolsea@... 07/24/03 08:54PM >>>

Yes, mucosal is much better, but verbatim, and the doc says mucusy LOL - they do

love to make up new words, don't they? Sometimes I put a blank and a note

stating- this is clearly what the doctor says, but I could not document the

word. I've not gotten any feedback on any of those, though.

Thanks!

Carol

Re: Mucus/Mucous Clarification

In a message dated 7/24/2003 8:22:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

carolsea@... writes:

> . Is " mucusy " or " mucousy " a word? If so, which is it? Patient has a

> mucusy discharge.

>

How about " mucosal " ? I found it in Taber's.

[Guest guest]

Margaret, what's your opinion of using the word dictated and enclosing it

in quotation marks? For example, " mucusy, " " pus-y, "

At 08:59 PM 7/24/2003, you wrote:

>Actually, I think mucosal is the adjective form of mucosa, which is

>different from mucus, just to muddy the waters even more. Okay, I just

>looked it up and mucosal is referring to the mucosa or the mucous

>membranes, so that is not the same thing as mucusy. I think mucusy would

>be the same as that other one we don't like but the doctors say, pus-y. I

>think the doctor is trying to say a mucus-like discharge rather than

>saying the discharge is actual mucus. Just my 2 cents, Margaret

>

> >>> carolsea@... 07/24/03 08:54PM >>>

>Yes, mucosal is much better, but verbatim, and the doc says mucusy LOL -

>they do love to make up new words, don't they? Sometimes I put a blank

>and a note stating- this is clearly what the doctor says, but I could not

>document the word. I've not gotten any feedback on any of those, though.

>

>Thanks!

>Carol

> Re: Mucus/Mucous Clarification

>

>

> In a message dated 7/24/2003 8:22:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

> carolsea@... writes:

>

> > . Is " mucusy " or " mucousy " a word? If so, which is it? Patient has a

> > mucusy discharge.

> >

>

> How about " mucosal " ? I found it in Taber's.

>

>

>

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Hi,

Regarding " mucusy, " at the hospital I change it to mucoid. I also

do the same when they dictate mucous-like.

eileen

> I think I've got this right, but I need to verify it one more

time, and I have a question also.

>

> 1. Mucus - a noun, as in a secretion

>

> 2. Mucous - an adjective, relating to mucus, such as mucous

membranes. (-ous being the suffix indicating adjective.)

>

> 3. Is " mucusy " or " mucousy " a word? If so, which is it? Patient

has a mucusy discharge.

>

> This one is as tricky for me as affect and effect!!

>

> Thanks!

>

> Carol in NC

>

>

>

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The only way I can remember it is that " mucous " is longer than " mucus " , thus

in my mind I think of it as talking about more, so " mucous what? " . Mucus is

just plain mucus, it is the substance itself, the spit or whatever, plain

and simple, whereas mucous is talking about something with the quality of

mucus or pertaining to mucus, like mucous discharge or mucous membranes. The

longer word means there's more to it, something that follows, something it

modifies.

That works for me.

Lynn

Mucus/Mucous Clarification

I think I've got this right, but I need to verify it one more time, and I

have a question also.

1. Mucus - a noun, as in a secretion

2. Mucous - an adjective, relating to mucus, such as mucous membranes.

(-ous being the suffix indicating adjective.)

3. Is " mucusy " or " mucousy " a word? If so, which is it? Patient has a

mucusy discharge.

This one is as tricky for me as affect and effect!!

Thanks!

Carol in NC

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How funny you should mention your way of remembering this, Lynn. It's exactly

the way I remember it and, when I tell somebody that, they always give me

" You're kidding, right? " look. Good to know I'm not the only " wierd " one out

there! :-)

Diane

Mucus/Mucous Clarification

I think I've got this right, but I need to verify it one more time, and I

have a question also.

1. Mucus - a noun, as in a secretion

2. Mucous - an adjective, relating to mucus, such as mucous membranes.

(-ous being the suffix indicating adjective.)

3. Is " mucusy " or " mucousy " a word? If so, which is it? Patient has a

mucusy discharge.

This one is as tricky for me as affect and effect!!

Thanks!

Carol in NC