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serosa
[ si-roh-suh, -zuh ]
noun
, plural se·ro·sas, se·ro·sae [si-, roh, -see, -zee].
- Embryology, Zoology.
- the chorion.
- a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
serosa
/ sɪˈrəʊsə /
noun
- See serous membraneanother name for serous membrane
- one of the thin membranes surrounding the embryo in an insect's egg
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of serosa1
C19: from New Latin, from serōsus relating to serum
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Example Sentences
Indusium: the case made by an insect larva: a membranous layer of the embryo of Locustidae below the serosa.
From Project Gutenberg
Serosa: the outer membrane that envelops the forming embryo, the amnion and the remainder of the egg.
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Ventral plate: a thickening of the blastoderm of an egg from which the embryo, but not the amnion or serosa is formed.
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