Term Name: mucociliary clearance
Synonyms: MCT, mucociliary transport
Definition: The respiratory system process driven by motile cilia on epithelial cells of the respiratory tract by which mucus and associated inhaled particles and pathogens trapped within it are moved out of the airways.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0120197]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: epithelial cilium movement involved in extracellular fluid movement respiratory system process