mucosae

Variant of mucosa

mucosa definition

mu·cosa (myo̵̅o̅ kō′sə)

noun pl. mucosae -·sae (-sē) or mucosas -·sas

mucous membrane

Etymology: ModL < fem. of L mucosus, mucous

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