mucosa
Americannoun
plural
mucosaenoun
Other Word Forms
- mucosal adjective
Etymology
Origin of mucosa
1875–80; < New Latin, noun use of feminine of Latin mūcōsus mucous
Example Sentences
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IgM is also unique because it is found both in the blood and the mucosa, which is a moist tissue that lines the body canals, including the nose, mouth, and intestine.
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023
In turn, stem cells in the intestine's mucosa differentiate to form new intestinal cells.
From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2023
Intestinal organoids are three-dimensional cell cultures grown from adult intestinal stem cells, allowing the researchers to mimic the intestinal mucosa.
From Science Daily • Nov. 24, 2023
"Despite extensive in vitro experimentation, how P. aeruginosa forms biofilms at the airway mucosa is unresolved," the authors of the paper explained.
From Salon • Aug. 5, 2023
The distal end should be thickened, and also perforated at the sides, to prevent drawing-in of the mucosa and trauma thereto.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
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