submucosa
the layer of connective tissue located beneath the mucous membrane.
Origin of submucosa
1Other words from submucosa
- sub·mu·co·sal, adjective
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How to use submucosa in a sentence
A thin layer of mesoblast, probably the submucosa, sl, lies beneath the epithelium and projects up into the folds.
Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator | Albert M. ReeseThence they penetrate the mucous membrane and the submucosa (Parrot).
This is now enlarged by the breaking down of the remaining tissue of the follicle, then of the submucosa.
In the later stages, erosion of the mucosa occurs, and the upper layers of submucosa become involved.
Scurvy Past and Present | Alfred Fabian HessThese cells are most abundant near the muscularis mucos and in the submucosa.
British Dictionary definitions for submucosa
/ (ˌsʌbmjuːˈkəʊsə) /
anatomy the connective tissue beneath a mucous membrane
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