submucosa

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

/ ˌsʌb myuˈkoʊ sə, -zə /

noun Anatomy.

the layer of connective tissue located beneath the mucous membrane.

Nearby words

submiss, submission, submissive, submit, submontane, submucosa, submucosal plexus, submultiple, subnasion, subnet, subnitrate

Origin of submucosa

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

Related forms

sub·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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submucosa

noun Anatomy.

Nearby words

Origin of submucosa

Related forms

Examples from the Web for submucosa

British Dictionary definitions for submucosa

submucosa

noun plural -cosae (-ˈkəʊsiː)

Medicine definitions for submucosa

submucosa

n.