mucosa
Americannoun
plural
mucosaenoun
Other Word Forms
- mucosal adjective
Etymology
Origin of mucosa
1875–80; < New Latin, noun use of feminine of Latin mūcōsus mucous
Example Sentences
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The study offers important insight into the adverse effects of ultrafine particles in a human-derived cell model of the olfactory mucosa, providing a basis for possible measures to mitigate and prevent toxicological hazards.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023
Exposure to ultrafine particles from traffic alters the expression of many genes in human olfactory mucosa cells, a new study shows.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023
The corresponding figure for microscopically healed mucosa was 2.53.
From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023
"Despite extensive in vitro experimentation, how P. aeruginosa forms biofilms at the airway mucosa is unresolved," the authors of the paper explained.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2023
Lesions.—After death the carcass is found to be very much emaciated and anemic, the visible mucosa being very pale.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
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