Ahh - I see - thanx, but do you

Posted By: sm on 2008-08-06
In Reply to: Understand, just stating mucus for vagina, mucous for lung - me

Subject: Ahh - I see - thanx, but do you

have a reference for this? I'm not arguing the point, but I don't understand why it would be one spelling for one area and a different spelling for the other when both are being used as adjectives preceding a noun. I thought it was just mucus when alone, as a noun, and mucous when used as an adjective. I didn't know that it was site-specific. Any reference?

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mucus plug or mucous plug? - sm
- Mucous when used as an adjective, e.g., - mm
- Mucus plug because it is a plug of - see mussage
  - mucous (adjective) describes type of plug (noun) - so, mucous plug. nm
- SM - me
  - Thanks but I know what it is I was - nm
    - Understand, just stating mucus for vagina, mucous for lung - me
      - This is absolutely wrong. nm - oldtimer
      - That is not correct. It is mucus (noun) for any part of the body--lung or vagina. - no message
        can I get a reference please? - nm
        Dorland's, Stedman's, Webster's--take your pick. - no message
        Thanks but that's where you'd be wrong - sm
        I was not arguing *mucus/mucous plug*. I was arguing the use of - see message
      - Ahh - I see - thanx, but do you - sm
- mucus plug or mucous plug? - sunny
  - Thank you - just wanted confirmation - nm

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