mucoregulatory
English
Etymology
muco- + regulate + -ory = muco- + regulatory.
Adjective
mucoregulatory (not generally comparable, comparative more mucoregulatory, superlative most mucoregulatory)
- (biology, medicine) Having a regulatory effect on the production of mucus, as for example endogenously (in homeostasis) or (usually, especially) exogenously (in pharmacology).
Hypernyms
- expectorant
Coordinate terms
- mucolytic
- secretolytic
- mucokinetic
Related terms
- mucoregulator