submucosa
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of submucosa
New Latin word dating back to 1880–85; see origin at sub-, mucosa
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As its name implies, the submucosa lies immediately beneath the mucosa.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
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
The wall of the alimentary canal is composed of four basic tissue layers: mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, and serosa.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In the absence of food, the stomach deflates inward, and its mucosa and submucosa fall into a large fold called a ruga.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
An edema is observed in the submucosa of such cases.
From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.
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