Webster's New World Medical Dictionary

mucopolysaccharidosis type III
See 
San-
filippo syndrome.
mucopolysaccharidosis type IV
See 
Morquio
syndrome.
mucopolysaccharidosis type VI
See 
Maroteaux-
Lamy syndrome.
mucosa
A moist tissue membrane that lines some
body cavities and organs. Also known as mucous
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membrane. For example, the oral mucosa is the
mucous membrane that lines the mouth and throat.
mucositis
Inflammation of the mucous mem-
branes lining the digestive tract from the mouth to
the anus. Mucositis is a common side effect of
chemotherapy and of radiotherapy that involves any
part of the digestive tract. Mucositis affects the rap-
idly dividing mucosal cells that line the mouth,
throat, stomach, and intestines, which normally
have a short lifespan. If a therapy destroys these
cells, they may not be replaced right away, in which
case mucositis results. A person with mucositis may
have raw sores (ulcers) in the mouth and throat
and feel like he or she has a sunburn in the throat.
mucous
Pertaining to mucus, a thick fluid pro-
duced by the lining of some tissues of the body.
mucoviscidosis
See 
cystic fibrosis.
mucus
A thick fluid that is produced by the lining
of some organs of the body.
multifactorial
In medicine, referring to multiple
factors in heredity or disease. For example, traits
and conditions that are caused by more than one
gene occurring together are multifactorial, and dis-
eases that are caused by more than one factor inter-
acting (for example, heredity and diet in diabetes)
are multifactorial.