What does muc mean in medical terms?

muc

Meaning: mucus

Type: Word root · Body system: Whole Body & General Terms

A word root is the core of a word; prefixes and suffixes attach around it. On this page: what muc means, and real medical words that use it, each broken down into its parts.

Example words using muc

mucous
muc (mucus) + -ous (pertaining to) = pertaining to mucus
mucosa
muc (mucus) + -osa (membrane) = a mucous membrane lining a body passage
mucoid
muc (mucus) + -oid (resembling) = resembling mucus

Shortened forms

Charts and notes shorten long terms — see the Medical Abbreviations guide for the short forms you will meet in real records.

Please note: This section teaches the language of medicine — what word parts mean and how terms are built. It is an educational reference, not medical advice. For the meaning of a word in your own medical record, ask the clinician who wrote it.