submucosa

[ suhb-myoo-koh-suh, -zuh ]

/ ˌsʌb myuˈkoʊ sə, -zə /

noun Anatomy.

the layer of connective tissue located beneath the mucous membrane.

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Origin of submucosa

New Latin word dating back to 1880–85; see origin at sub-, mucosa

Related formssub·mu·co·sal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for submucosa

This is now enlarged by the breaking down of the remaining tissue of the follicle, then of the submucosa.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
In the later stages, erosion of the mucosa occurs, and the upper layers of submucosa become involved.
Scurvy Past and Present|Alfred Fabian Hess
Thence they penetrate the mucous membrane and the submucosa (Parrot).
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
Situated thus between the mucous and muscular coats of the intestine this layer is known as the submucosa.
The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity|George. S. Huntington

A thin layer of mesoblast, probably the submucosa, sl, lies beneath the epithelium and projects up into the folds.
Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator|Albert M. Reese

British Dictionary definitions for submucosa

submucosa

/ (ˌsʌbmjuːˈkəʊsə) /

noun plural -cosae (-ˈkəʊsiː)

anatomy the connective tissue beneath a mucous membrane

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Medicine definitions for submucosa

submucosa

[ sŭb′myōō-kō′sə ]

n.

A layer of loose connective tissue beneath a mucous membrane.