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serosa

[ si-roh-suh, -zuh ]

noun

, plural se·ro·sas, se·ro·sae [si-, roh, -see, -zee].
  1. Embryology, Zoology.
    1. the chorion.
    2. a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.


serosa

/ sɪˈrəʊsə /

noun

  1. another name for serous membrane
  2. one of the thin membranes surrounding the embryo in an insect's egg
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of serosa1

1885–90; < New Latin serōsa, feminine of serōsus, equivalent to Latin ser ( um ) serum + -ōsus -ose 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of serosa1

C19: from New Latin, from serōsus relating to serum
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Example Sentences

Indusium: the case made by an insect larva: a membranous layer of the embryo of Locustidae below the serosa.

Serosa: the outer membrane that envelops the forming embryo, the amnion and the remainder of the egg.

Ventral plate: a thickening of the blastoderm of an egg from which the embryo, but not the amnion or serosa is formed.

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