mu·co·sa
(myo͞o-kō′sə)n. pl. mu·co·sae (-sē) or mu·co·sas
See mucous membrane.
[From Latin mūcōsa, feminine of mūcōsus, mucous; see mucous.]
mu·co′sal adj.
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mucosa
(mjuːˈkəʊsə)n, pl -sae (-siː)
(Anatomy) another word for mucous membrane
[C19: New Latin, from Latin mūcōsus slimy]
muˈcosal adj
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mu′cous mem′brane
n.
a mucus-secreting membrane lining all bodily passages that are open to the air, as parts of the digestive and respiratory tracts.
[1805–15]
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| Noun | 1. |  mucosa - mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exteriorconjunctiva - a transparent lubricating mucous membrane that covers the eyeball and the under surface of the eyelid tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants endometrium - (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition maidenhead, virginal membrane, hymen - a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin |
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