mucociliary clearance
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.
GO:0003016
respiratory system process
is_a
GO:0003351
epithelial cilium movement involved in extracellular fluid movement
is_a
MCC
related
MCT
related
mucociliary transport
exact