Medical Terminology / Unit 1 MedTerm 0034 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Mucus
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The idea
Mucus, spelled with a u in the second syllable, is a noun naming the slippery secretion itself.
In practice
A chart entry might record thick mucus in the airway.
Where people slip
If the word is doing the work of a noun, it takes the u spelling.
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