Mucosa definition

myo͝okōsə
mucosae mucosas
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(anatomy) A mucous membrane.
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Mucosa is a mucus membrane or a lining of a part of the body that secretes mucus.

The inner lining of your nose is an example of a mucosa.

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Noun

Singular:
mucosa
Plural:
mucosae, mucosas

Mucosa Sentence Examples

  • The Small Bowel Damage to the small bowel mucosa is common in chronic alcoholics.

  • He received atropine 500 mcg premedication and then topical local anesthesia to the mucosa of his upper airway.

  • Once all visible papilloma was removed, residual mucosa was removed by using a diamond burr to polish bone at the site of origin.

  • In pigs adult worms burrow into the mucosa of the small intestine where the female produces larvae.

  • Argon beaming is a viable technique for treating oesophageal dysplasia since it only destroys a depth of 2mm into the mucosa.

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