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粘液分泌腺 (ねんえきぶんぴつせん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

粘ねん液えき分ぶん泌ぴつ腺せん

also: ねんえきぶんぴせん

Meanings

1

noun

mucus gland

Medical term for a gland that secretes mucus.

気き管かん支しには粘ねん液えき分ぶん泌ぴつ腺せんが多おおく分ぶん布ぷしている。
Many mucus glands are distributed in the bronchi.

Written forms

粘液分泌腺
- ねんえきぶんぴつせん
  Standard kanji spelling for this medical term.
- ねんえきぶんぴせん
  Alternate reading with a slight contraction; both readings are used.
ねんえきぶんぴせん

Kanji

粘sticky, glutinous, greasy

fluid, liquid, juice

分part, minute of time, segment

泌ooze, flow, soak in

腺gland, (kokuji)

Similar words

粘ねん液えき
粘液 means 'mucus' or 'mucous fluid', while 粘液分泌腺 specifically refers to the gland that produces it.

Etymology

Compound of 粘液 (mucus) + 分泌 (secretion) + 腺 (gland).