serosa
Americannoun
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Embryology, Zoology.
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the chorion.
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a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
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noun
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another name for serous membrane
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one of the thin membranes surrounding the embryo in an insect's egg
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of serosa
1885–90; < New Latin serōsa, feminine of serōsus, equivalent to Latin ser ( um ) serum + -ōsus -ose 1
Example Sentences
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When the serosa layer of stomach ruptures and does not reform, an open wound is formed.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Figure 23.3 Layers of the Alimentary Canal The wall of the alimentary canal has four basic tissue layers: the mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Instead of serosa, the mouth, pharynx, and esophagus have a dense sheath of collagen fibers called the adventitia.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The wall of the alimentary canal is composed of four basic tissue layers: mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In some midges and in caddis-flies the serosa becomes ruptured and absorbed, while the germ band, still clothed with the amnion, grows around the yolk.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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