mucosal

[myoo-koh-suh, -zuh]

mu·co·sa

[myoo-koh-suh, -zuh]
noun, plural mu·co·sae [-see, -zee] . Anatomy.

Origin:
1875–80; < Neo-Latin, noun use of feminine of Latin mūcōsus mucous

mu·co·sal, adjective
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Mucosal is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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mucosa (mjuːˈkəʊsə)
 
n , pl -sae
another word for mucous membrane
 
[C19: New Latin, from Latin mūcōsus slimy]
 
mu'cosal
 
adj

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