mucosa

[ myoo-koh-suh, -zuh ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural mu·co·sae [myoo-, koh, -see, -zee].

1. mucous membrane.

mucosa

/ mjuːˈkəʊsə /

noun

1. See mucous membrane
   another word for mucous membrane

Derived Forms

• muˈcosal, adjective

Other Words From

• mu·cosal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of mucosa¹

1875–80; < New Latin, noun use of feminine of Latin mūcōsus mucous

Word History and Origins

Origin of mucosa¹

C19: New Latin, from Latin mūcōsus slimy

Example Sentences

For a time there was enthusiastic cutting of septal spurs and burning of redundant mucosa and cauterizing of sensitive areas.

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Propino Vomitorium liquidum, cujus usu cum copiosa mucosa rejecisset, non rediit Incubus.

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So will the presence of gallstones, or of disturbances of the biliary mucosa.

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Its walls are thick, and its lumen is almost obliterated by the longitudinal folds of the mucosa, mentioned above.

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In the acute case of poisoning in man reported by Tiraboschi and Taito, no macroscopic changes were noted in the stomach mucosa.

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Related Words

• sheath
• sheet