mucoregulator

English

Etymology

muco- +‎ regulator

Noun

mucoregulator (plural mucoregulators)

1. A regulator of the production of mucus
   • 2015 June 19, Kondababu Kurakula et al., “6-Mercaptopurine reduces cytokine and Muc5ac expression involving inhibition of NFκB activation in airway epithelial cells”, in Respiratory Research‎^[1], volume 16, →DOI:

     The data presented in the current study disclosed a previously unknown role of 6-MP in airway epithelial cells as an efficacious mucoregulator.

Hypernyms

• expectorant

Coordinate terms

• mucolytic
• secretolytic
• mucokinetic

Related terms

• mucoregulatory