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Mucusy or mucousy?

Posted By: NewMT on 2008-02-15
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Subject: Mucusy or mucousy?

Would it be mucousy or mucusy stools?


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mucous is an adjecting describing a type of membrane

mucus is a noun

one way of converting noun to adjective is to add -y suffix

mucousy is redundant, an adjective added with -y adjectival suffix
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History of mucusy, loose stools (mucusy???)
Subject: History of mucusy, loose stools (mucusy???)

Okay.  I know the difference between mucus (n) and mucous (adj.), but I'm not sure if mucusy is a word.  My spell check accepts it, but I can't find it in a medical dictionary.  If not, any advice on how to recast this sentence?  Thanks!


For many years she has had mucusy, loose stools.


mucousy--it's an adjective. nm
Subject: mucousy--it's an adjective. nm

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lots of words we use correctly aren't in dictionaries, find another excuse. Mucusy is absolutely
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