Muscular layer of mucosa
muscular layer of mucosa n.
The thin layer of smooth muscle found in most parts of the digestive tube, located outside the lamina propria mucosae and adjacent to the tela submucosa.
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[muhs-kyuh-luh-cher, -choo r] /ˈmʌs kyə lə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər/ noun 1. the system of the body or of its parts. /ˈmʌskjʊlətʃə/ noun 1. the arrangement of muscles in an organ or part 2. the total muscular system of an organism n. “system of muscles,” 1875, from French musculature, from Latin musculus (see muscle (n.)). musculature mus·cu·la·ture […]
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