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mu⋅co⋅sa

[myoo-koh-suh, -zuh]
–noun, plural -sae [-see, -zee] . Anatomy.
mucous membrane.

Origin:
1875–80; < NL, n. use of fem. of L mūcōsus mucous


mu⋅co⋅sal, adjective
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mu·co·sa   (myōō-kō'sə)   
n.   pl. mu·co·sae (-sē) or mu·co·sas
See mucous membrane.

[From Latin mūcōsa, feminine of mūcōsus, mucous; see mucous.]
mu·co'sal adj.
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Main Entry: mu·co·sa
Pronunciation: myü-'kO-z&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mu·co·sae /-(")zE,-"zI/ or mu·co·sas
: MUCOUS MEMBRANEmu·co·sal /-z&l/ adjective
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mucosa mu·co·sa (my&oomacr;-kō'sə)
n. pl. mu·co·sas or mu·co·sae (-sē)
See mucous membrane.


mu·co'sal adj.

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