mucification
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From muci- + -ification.
Noun
[edit]mucification (countable and uncountable, plural mucifications)
- The modification of epithelial cells to secrete mucus.
- 2015 August 30, Ashley R. Styczynski et al., “In vitro antiretroviral activity and in vivo toxicity of the potential topical microbicide copper phthalocyanine sulfate”, in Virology Journal[1], volume 12, :
- The outer stratum mucification layer is composed of epithelial cells containing mucin vacuoles and overlies an eosinophilic-staining stratum corneum showing artifactual intra-layer separation of the cornified cells.