MCC - anyone know what that abbreviation means?

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keisei - 22 Sep 2004 15:59 GMT

mucociliary clearance..

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iJah - 22 Sep 2004 16:04 GMT

>mucociliary clearance..

OK, now we are getting somewhere. Thanks.

So then, what exactly does 'mucociliary clearance' mean? Can you
expand on that to give a clueless idiot like myself a clear
understanding of the concept?

thanks again.

iJah

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Don Brady - 23 Sep 2004 04:51 GMT

>So then, what exactly does 'mucociliary clearance' mean?

The action of the tiny hair-like cilia to continuously move along and clear
mucus from the sinus and nasal passages.

If the linings become too inflamed, then the cilia are unable to do their job
and the mucus thickens and may pool and become infected eventually.

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iJah - 23 Sep 2004 16:19 GMT

On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:04:24 GMT, iJah <iJahSpamSucks@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:

>>So then, what exactly does 'mucociliary clearance' mean?

>The action of the tiny hair-like cilia to continuously move along and clear
>mucus from the sinus and nasal passages.
>
>If the linings become too inflamed, then the cilia are unable to do their job
>and the mucus thickens and may pool and become infected eventually.

thanks Don - that helps explain.

one more question - are cilia really 'hair'? or are they something
inside the flesh of the mucous membranes?

i mean when we speak of cilia, we aren't talking about nose hair are
we?

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ENTconsult - 27 Sep 2004 07:34 GMT

The way your body defends itself from disease is to trap the bacterial in the
mucus of the nose and chest, then from the nose move it by cilia action to the
back of the throat where it drops to the stomoach and is inactivated by the
acid.
Murray Grossan, M.D.
http://www.ent-consult.com

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