Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "mucoid" shine "kamar ko yana ɗauke da gamsai." Ana amfani da kalmar sau da yawa a cikin mahallin likitanci don bayyana abubuwan da suka yi kama da daidaito ko kamanni ga gamsai, wani siriri mai siriri da ƙwayoyin mucosa ke samarwa a cikin jiki. Gabaɗaya, wani abu da aka kwatanta da "mucoid" yana iya yiwuwa ya kasance mai ɗanko, siriri, ko ɗanɗano a yanayi.
