- mucolytic
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adjective
Date: circa 1923
hydrolyzing glycosaminoglycans ; tending to break down or lower the viscosity of mucin-containing body secretions or components <mucolytic enzymes>
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mucolytic — 1. adjective Serving to dissolve mucus. 2. noun A mucolytic agent … Wiktionary
mucolytic — Capable of dissolving, digesting, or liquefying mucus. * * * mu·co·lyt·ic .myü kə lit ik adj hydrolyzing glycosaminoglycans: tending to break down or lower the viscosity of mucin containing body secretions or components <mucolytic enzymes>… … Medical dictionary
mucolytic — |myükə|lid.ik adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary muc + lytic : that hydrolyzes mucopolysaccharides : mucinolytic a mucolytic enzyme * * * /myooh keuh lit ik/, adj. Biochem. denoting or pertaining to enzymes that break down… … Useful english dictionary
Mucolytic agent — A mucolytic agent is any agent which dissolves thick mucus usually used to help relieve respiratory difficulties. (hydrolyzing glycosaminoglycans: tending to break down/lower the viscosity of mucin containing body secretions/components). The… … Wikipedia
mucolytic — adj. [L. mucus, mucus; lysis, loosen] The breaking down or dissolving of mucus … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
mucolytic — /myooh keuh lit ik/, adj. Biochem. denoting or pertaining to enzymes that break down mucus. [1935 40; MUCO + LYTIC] * * * … Universalium
mucolytic — mu·co·lyt·ic … English syllables
mucolytic — n. an agent that dissolves or breaks down mucus. Mucolytics such as carbocisteine and dornase alfa (see DNAse) break down mucus in sputum and thus facilitate its expectoration; they are used to treat chest conditions involving excessive or… … The new mediacal dictionary
mucolytic — mu•co•lyt•ic [[t]ˌmyu kəˈlɪt ɪk[/t]] adj. biochem. denoting or pertaining to enzymes that break down mucus • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
Вещество Муколитическое (Mucolytic) — вещество (например, карбоцистеин или тилоксапол), способное растворять, расщеплять или разжижать слизь. Эти вещества применяются для лечения заболеваний органов дыхания, которые сопровождаются образованием большого количества вязкой мокроты.… … Медицинские термины
