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mucosa

Noun

mu=co=sa

WORDNET DICTIONARY

mucosa(n = noun.body) mucous membrane - mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior; Array

has particulars: conjunctiva, endometrium, hymen, maidenhead, virginal membrane

is a kind of membrane, tissue layer

Derived form adjective mucosal₁

mucosa, n.

The mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior; called also mucous membrane. [WordNet 1.5]

mucosa, n. (pl. mucosae) a mucous membrane.

Etymology

mod.L, fem. of mucosus: see MUCOUS

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