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Snot is a form of nasal mucus.

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What is the name for snot?

ANSWER:mucus


What is another word mucous?

Snot! :D


Is there a difference between snot and mucus?

mucus is yellow substance and snot is white substance


What is the difference between mucus and mucous?

The word "mucus" is used with mucus membrane; mucus membrane secretes mucous.


What is different between a book and snot?

You can put your nose in a book, but you already have snot in your nose...hahaha!


Do people have boogers?

People have boogers because when you breathe in, all the dirt in the air gets trapped into your boogers so the dirt won't go down your lungs. Snot is also made of tiny particles that are in the air we breathe like germs and pollen. When debris gets trapped in your tiny little nose hairs, it mixes with snot or mucous which can then become a booger. A booger can be wet with mucous, or can become dried.


Difference between mucous acinus and serous acini?

mucous acini has nuclei at the periphery whereas serous acini has nucleus in the centre if the cells surrounding the lumen.Mucous acini usually stain pale, while serous acini usually stain dark.


What if you have green snot?

Some white blood cells containing green coloured enzymes are secreted in you mucous (or 'snot') to destroy the cold virus and any bacteria that wish to infect the mucus at the same time. The dead white blood cells along with the dead viruses are removed in the mucus, making it look green.


What can cause nasal sinus throat and neck imflammation and irritation but with no mucous?

Different types of colds can cause the throat, nasal, and neck to become inflammed. Also during the night, it conjestion has occured, as snot runs down the throat, in the morning neck inflammation can be very prevelent, but no sign of mucous may be there.


Where does all the moisture from snot come from?

eat snot eat snot


Mucous discharge with scanty blood in between periods?

If you have a mucous discharge with scanty blood in between your periods, you may have a yeast infection. You should talk to your physician.


Is snot brain juice?

No. Snot is phlegm.