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submucosa

American

[suhb-myoo-koh-suh, -zuh] / ˌsʌb myuˈkoʊ sə, -zə /

noun

Anatomy.

the layer of connective tissue located beneath the mucous membrane.

submucosa British

/ ˌsʌbmjuːˈkəʊsə /

noun

anatomy the connective tissue beneath a mucous membrane

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Other Word Forms

submucosal adjective

Etymology

Origin of submucosa

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

Example Sentences

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An edema is observed in the submucosa of such cases.

From Project Gutenberg

A thin layer of mesoblast, probably the submucosa, sl, lies beneath the epithelium and projects up into the folds.

From Project Gutenberg

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