adj 1  :  of, relating to, or representing the mucosal tissues of the jaws as they are in a state of rest <a impression taken without displacing any tissue>   2  :  stopping the secretion of mucus .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  my·co·stat·ic 
 
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