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Meaning of mucophagy | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The consumption of mucus.

uncountable

Examples

“Dr. Bischinger describes mucophagy—the act of eating one's own extracted mucus—as “making great sense medically and a perfectly natural thing to do."”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

mucoplasty mucopolysaccharase mucopolysaccharidase mucopolysaccharide mucopolysaccharidosis mucopolysaccharidosis type I