Mucosa is a mucus membrane or a lining of a part of the body that secretes mucus.
(noun)The inner lining of your nose is an example of a mucosa.
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noun pl. mu·co·sae (-sē) or mu·co·sas
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Origin: From Latin mūcōsa
Origin: , feminine of mūcōsus, mucous; see mucous
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