Mucosal
[myoo-koh-suh, -zuh] /myuˈkoʊ sə, -zə/
noun, plural mucosae
[myoo-koh-see, -zee] /myuˈkoʊ si, -zi/ (Show IPA). Anatomy.
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/mjuːˈkəʊsə/
noun (pl) -sae (-siː)
1.
another word for mucous membrane
mucosa mu·co·sa (myōō-kō’sə)
n. pl. mu·co·sas or mu·co·sae (-sē)
See mucous membrane.
mu·co’sal adj.
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