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Mucosa   Listen
noun
mucosa  n.  The mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior; called also mucous membrane.
Synonyms: mucous membrane.






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"Mucosa" Quotes from Famous Books



... stomach into the small and from there into the large intestine, into the rectum. These ulcers were of sizes varying from that of a lentil to the size of a walnut. Where the disease had been progressive the intima, the mucosa and submucosa—very seldom, however, the serosa—were perforated by ulcers; in many cases there were gangraenous patches in the fundus of the stomach and along the intestinal tract. The gastric juice smelled highly acid, frequently the liver was discolored and contained ...
— Napoleon's Campaign in Russia Anno 1812 • Achilles Rose



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