serosa
(redirected from serosas)Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia.
se·ro·sa
(sĭ-rō′sə, -zə)n. pl. se·ro·sas or se·ro·sae (-sē, -zē)
1. A serous membrane, especially one that lines the pericardial, pleural, and peritoneal cavities, enclosing their contents.
2. A membrane that surrounds the embryo of birds, reptiles, and many insects.
[New Latin serōsa, feminine of serōsus, serous, from Latin serum, serum.]
se·ro′sal (-zəl) adj.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
serosa
(sɪˈrəʊsə)n
1. (Anatomy) another name for serous membrane
2. (Zoology) one of the thin membranes surrounding the embryo in an insect's egg
[C19: from New Latin, from serōsus relating to serum]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
se•ro•sa
(sɪˈroʊ sə, -zə)n., pl. -sas, -sae (-sē, -zē).
1. the chorion, esp. of birds and reptiles.
[1885–90; < New Latin serōsa, feminine of serōsus < Latin ser(um)]
se•ro′sal, adj.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Noun | 1. | serosa - a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid pleura - the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest tissue layer, membrane - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants peritoneum - a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera endocardium - the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves pericardium - a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart epicardium, visceral pericardium - the innermost of the two layers of the pericardium parietal pericardium - the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.