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serosa

[si-roh-suh, -zuh] /sɪˈroʊ sə, -zə/
noun, plural serosas, serosae
[si-roh-see, -zee] /sɪˈroʊ si, -zi/ (Show IPA)
1.
Embryology, Zoology.
  1. the chorion.
  2. a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
2.
serous membrane.
Origin of serosa
1885-1890
1885-90; < New Latin serōsa, feminine of serōsus, equivalent to Latin ser(um) serum + -ōsus -ose1
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serosa

/sɪˈrəʊsə/
noun
1.
another name for serous membrane
2.
one of the thin membranes surrounding the embryo in an insect's egg
Word Origin
C19: from New Latin, from serōsus relating to serum
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serosa in Medicine

serosa se·ro·sa (sĭ-rō'sə, -zə)
n. pl. se·ro·sas or se·ro·sae (-sē, -zē)

  1. See serous membrane.

  2. The chorion of a bird or reptile embryo.

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