# 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

**Wikidata**: [Q63771488](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q63771488)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mucociliary_clearance)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mucociliary-clearance


## References

1. Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07
2. UMLS 2023
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)