Assertion: mucus | /r/CapableOf | trap dirt
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text: Normally, mucus develops in the lungs to help trap dirt and pathogens; the cilia then clears this away, and life goes on as normal.
text: Mucus actually performs an important purpose as it traps dirt and bacteria and small foreign objects and keeps them from entering our lungs.
text: Mucus traps dust, dirt. and other microscopic foreign particles from entering the body through the nose.