mucus

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Because the root problem is the loss of this protective mucus rather than sluggish intestinal movement, standard laxatives and drugs designed to stimulate gut motion may not provide relief.

From Science Daily

This species produces especially sticky mucus, which is related to its diet as a predator of arthropods.

From Science Daily

"In January last year, I was using a feeding tube, but there was a lot of mucus, and he just went blue and floppy," said his mum.

From BBC

"Every organism is releasing their DNA into their respective environment" in the form of feathers, hair, scales, mucus or even faeces, Fruehe said.

From Barron's

The resulting tissue contained multiple cell types found in the human airway, including mucus producing cells and cells with cilia.

From Science Daily