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mucosal

American  
[myoo-kohs-uhl] / myuˈkoʊs əl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to mucous membrane.


Other Word Forms

  • intrasubmucosal adjective
  • subsubmucosal adjective
  • transsubmucosal adjective

Example Sentences

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“They irritate the stomach lining and encourage mucosal shedding, and to the untrained eye, it looks like a parasite.”

From Salon • May 18, 2025

But unlike blood, gut cells are “fragile, they don’t survive well in culture,” where scientists need to grow them and probe their function, says Saurabh Mehandru, a gastroenterologist and mucosal immunologist at Mount Sinai.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 11, 2024

They found that the monovalent vaccine increased their ability to produce mucosal antibodies against most of the tested variants, whereas the bivalent vaccine didn't provide a significant boost.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

During this period, the placenta implants itself into the endometrium - the mucosal lining of the mother's uterus.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2024

The endoscopic appearances are unmistakable to anyone familiar with the appearance of mucosal inflammations.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier