mucosa (redirected from palatine mucosa)

mu·co·sa  (my-ks)

n. pl. mu·co·sae (-s) or mu·co·sas

See mucous membrane.

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[From Latin mcsa, feminine of mcsus, mucous; see mucous.]

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mu·cosal adj.

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mucosa

Noun

same as mucous membrane [Latin mucosus slimy]

mucosal adj

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

mucosa - mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior mucous membrane conjunctiva - 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