submucosa

[ suhb-myoo-koh-suh, -zuh ]

noun

Anatomy.

1. the layer of connective tissue located beneath the mucous membrane.

submucosa

/ ˌsʌbmjuːˈkəʊsə /

noun

1. anatomy the connective tissue beneath a mucous membrane

Other Word Forms

• submu·cosal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of submucosa¹

New Latin word dating back to 1880–85; sub-, mucosa

Example Sentences

An edema is observed in the submucosa of such cases.

From Project Gutenberg

A thin layer of mesoblast, probably the submucosa, sl, lies beneath the epithelium and projects up into the folds.

From Project Gutenberg