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| '''Nasal mucus''' is ] produced by the nasal ]. It serves to protect the respiratory tract and trap foreign objects such as dust and pollen before they enter the remainder of the ]. Nasal mucus is produced continually, and most of it is swallowed subconsciously. | |||
| ==As a medical symptom== | |||
| Increased mucus production in the respiratory tract is a symptom of many common diseases, such as the ]. The presence of mucus in the ] and ] is normal, but increased quantities can impede comfortable breathing and may be cleared by ] or ] excess mucus from the back of the throat. Nasal mucus may also be removed by using traditional methods of ]. Excess mucus, as with a cold or ] may be treated with ] drugs. Mucus with a green color is generally an indicator of an ] of the nasal ] or the ]. | |||
| ==Dried mucus== | |||
| Dried mucus forms when the mucus traps ] and other particles in the air and becomes dessicated. Mucus dries around the particle and hardens into a solid or semi-solid sticky object, resulting in the particle's eventual expulsion from the body. Since catching foreign particles is one of the main functions of nasal mucus, the presence of dried mucus formations is a good indicator of a properly functioning nose (as opposed to a "]", which can indicate illness). | |||
| ===Rhinolith=== | |||
| A ] is defined by the The American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary as a "] present in the nasal cavity." This is not to be confused with dried mucus formations commonly known as boogers, as they are very different medical phenomena. "Myxolith", meaning "slimy stone" may be a more appropriate scientific-sounding name for hardened nasal mucus. | |||
| == Colloquial terms == | |||
| * Snot - a general term for nasal mucus | |||
| * Booger, boogie - solidified nasal mucus | |||
| * Loogie, hocker - expectorated mucus | |||
| === Some etymology=== | |||
| A "loogie" is a slang expression used in North America to refer to a mass of ] and ] that is ejected from the mouth after being expelled from the throat of a person with ]. The expression "hocking a loogie" refers to expelling the phlegm in an obviously noisy manner involving violent vibrations of the ], producing a low, guttural, rumbling sound. "Hock" (alternate spelling "hawk") is derived from the archaic word "hough," pronounced the same way, meaning to clear one's throat. The word "loogie" arose as early as 1970, and appears to be a conjunction of the older slang "lung-er" (meaning an expectoration or a tuberculosis patient) and the word "booger" or "boogie." This practice may have other names in other countries and within the medical community. In the UK, the mass can be referred to as a 'flob', a ] of the phonetic pronunciation of phlegm and 'gob', a slang term for saliva. | |||
| A "snot rocket" is a slang term referencing the act of holding one nostril while forcefully exhaling through the other mucous filled nostril resulting in a "rocket"-like projection of mucus from the nose and sinuses. This is also known as a "farmer's blow" or "farmer's ]." | |||
| Dried nasal mucus is often removed by ]. The social ]s regarding nasal mucus have also led to a wide variety of slang terms for nasal mucus, including "snot" for nasal mucus, and "boogers" (U.S.) or "bogies" (UK) for dried nasal mucus{{fact}}. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| # {{cite web | title = American Heritage Dictionary | publisher = Houghton Mifflin Company | date = 2004 | url = http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/rhinolith}} Retrieved on December 10, 2006. | |||
| # {{cite web | last = Ghorayeb | first = Bechara | title = Pictures of Rhinolith (Nasal Calculus) | date = October 21, 2006 | url = http://www.ghorayeb.com/Rhinolith.html}} Retrieved on December 10, 2006. | |||
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