mucosa
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English
Pronunciation
Noun
mucosa (usually uncountable, plural mucosae or mucosas)
- (anatomy) mucous membrane
- Synonym: mucous membrane
- 2011, Jacques Pepin, “The Source”, in The Origins of AIDS, 1st edition, →ISBN, page 29:
- The substantial genital swelling of [female chimpanzees] during oestrus may facilitate transmission of viruses by making the mucosa more fragile.
Derived terms
Translations
mucous membrane — see mucous membrane
Anagrams
Italian
Adjective
mucosa f sg
Noun
mucosa f (plural mucose)
- (anatomy) mucosa, mucous membrane
- Synonyms: membrana mucosa, tonaca mucosa
Related terms
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
mūcōsa
- inflection of mūcōsus:
Adjective
mūcōsā
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Noun
mucosa f (plural mucosas)
- (anatomy) mucous membrane (any membrane which secretes mucus)
Adjective
mucosa
Spanish
Pronunciation
Noun
mucosa f (plural mucosas)
- (anatomy) mucous membrane (any membrane which secretes mucus)
Adjective
mucosa
Further reading
- “mucoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014