lima

Definitions

• mucus slippery secretion from mucous membranes
• phlegm viscid mucus produced by the body, later especially mucus expelled from the bronchial passages by coughing
• (historical) phlegm one of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine, said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus
• slime any viscous liquid matter
• slime mucus-like substance that exudes from the bodies of some animals, e.g. snails and slugs