Converse of object

• secrete: The foot muscle constantly secretes mucus which later dries to form the silvery slime trails that signal their presence.

• thicken: It also thickens the mucus around the cervix, which makes it difficult for sperm to get into the womb.

• loosen: Most will need daily physiotherapy on their chest which helps to loosen the sticky mucus on the lungs.

• produce: To deal with them the body produces mucus, which is what makes smokers cough.

• remove: Scrub the whole outer surface with a soft scrubbing brush to remove all mucus or blood from the external surface.

• clear: CF patients need physiotherapy two or three times a day to clear the thick mucus that builds up in their lungs.

Adjective modifier

• cervical: Cervical mucus is secreted by tiny glands lining the canal.

• sticky: Most will need daily physiotherapy on their chest which helps to loosen the sticky mucus on the lungs.

• nasal: Chickenpox spreads in tiny droplets of saliva and nasal mucus coughed out by an infected person.

• thick: CF patients need physiotherapy two or three times a day to clear the thick mucus that builds up in their lungs.

• excess: There are few drugs at clinicians ' disposal to help patients with chronic lung disease who also produce excess mucus.

• protective: Remember that fish have protective mucus on the surface of their body to protect them from disease.

Modifies a noun

• hypersecretion: However, the clinical benefits from inhibiting mucus hypersecretion are still not certain, casting some doubts on this therapeutic approach.

• secretion: A hot soup or hot curry can encourage mucus secretion.

• trooper: Working when sick is infectious Are you a mucus trooper, a stoic, a model patient, a walking epidemic or a shirker?

• membrane: Instead, the virus simply lives in the mucus membranes of the skin, causing no outward signs of infection.

• lining: To protect itself against being burnt and digested the lining of the stomach produces a mucus lining.

• plug: The show usually consists of the mucus plug that has accumulated in the cervix together with a little blood.

Preposition: in

• lung: It causes a sticky build-up of mucus in the lungs, making breathing difficult.

• stool: Other indicators include soft stools, mucus in the stool, vomiting or diarrhea.