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mu·co·sa

 (myo͞o-kō′sə)
n. pl. mu·co·sae (-sē) or mu·co·sas

[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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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mucosa - mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exteriormucosa - mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior
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
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Translations

mucosa

n mucosa
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References in periodicals archive ?
No entanto, no esofago humano existem glandulas mucosas restritas a juncao esofago-gastrica, denominadas glandulas cardicas, por serem parecidas as da regiao cardica do estomago (11,12,13).
A partir da luz, estas camadas sao: mucosa, submucosa, muscular e serosa (ou adventicia) 2,12,20.
Ja a fase de acomodacao depende do controle por feedback de sensores do duodeno, ativados pelo contato do alimento com as mucosas gastricas.
Essa defesa e constituida por um gel mucoso que protege as superficies mucosas. Integrada por muco, bicarbonato e fosfolipidios surfactantes, todos secretados pelas celulas epiteliais da area glandular e estimuladas pela gastrina, secretina, prostaglandinas [E.sub.2] ([PGE.sub.2]) e agentes colinergicos.
Las secreciones mucosas producidas normalmente drenan hacia la faringe, a traves de los orificios faringotubaricos, que son las partes mas declives cuando la cabeza del caballo esta relajada o descendida.
Histologicamente, las BG estan cubiertas por una mucosa compuesta por un epitelio columnar pseudo-stratificado ciliado con abundantes celulas caliciformes localizadas principalmente en los pliegues; son evidentes las micro vellosidades de la mucosa 14.
Como o muco neutro apresenta-se mais denso que o muco acido, num meio aquoso, atribui-se ao primeiro uma maior capacidade de protecao e lubrificacao, quando as celulas mucosas sao expostas a agentes abrasivos e irritantes (BEAMISH et al., 1972).
El sistema digestivo presento cuatro capas: mucosa, submucosa, muscular y serosa.