mucosa

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English

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  • Rhymes: -əʊsə

Noun

mucosa (countable and uncountable, plural mucosae or mucosas)

  1. (anatomy) Synonym of 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.

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Italian

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Adjective

mucosa f sg

  1. feminine singular of mucoso

Noun

mucosa f (plural mucose)

  1. (anatomy) mucosa, mucous membrane
    Synonyms: membrana mucosa, tonaca mucosa

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Latin

Adjective

mūcōsa

  1. inflection of mūcōsus:
    1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Adjective

mūcōsā

  1. ablative feminine singular of mūcōsus

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Noun

mucosa f (plural mucosas)

  1. (anatomy) mucous membrane (any membrane which secretes mucus)

Adjective

mucosa

  1. feminine singular of mucoso

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muˈkosa/
  • Rhymes: -osa
  • Syllabification: mu‧co‧sa

Noun

mucosa f (plural mucosas)

  1. (anatomy) mucous membrane (any membrane which secretes mucus)

Adjective

mucosa

  1. feminine singular of mucoso

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