- mucociliary blanket
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The layer of cilia and mucus that lines certain portions of the respiratory system; it traps microorganisms up to 10 mm in diameter and then transports them by ciliary action away from the lungs.
Microbiology. Aard_Wark . 2009.
mucociliary blanket
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