mucosa

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /mjuːˈkəʊzə/, /mjuːˈkəʊsə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /mjuˈkoʊzə/, /mjuˈkoʊsə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -əʊzə, -əʊsə

Noun

mucosa (countable and uncountable, plural mucosae or mucosas)

1. (anatomy) Synonym of mucous membrane.
   • 2011, Jacques Pepin, “The Source”, in The Origins of AIDS, 1st edition, →ISBN, page 29:

     The substantial genital swelling of [female chimpanzees] during oestrus may facilitate transmission of viruses by making the mucosa more fragile.

Derived terms

• mucosal (adjective)
• tunica mucosa
• submucosa

Related terms

• mucous
• mucus

Translations

mucous membrane — see mucous membrane

Anagrams

• camous

Italian

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mucosa

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Adjective

mucosa f sg

1. feminine singular of mucoso

Noun

mucosa f (plural mucose)

1. (anatomy) mucosa, mucous membrane

   Synonyms: membrana mucosa, tonaca mucosa

Related terms

• muco
• mucoso

Anagrams

• camuso

Latin

Adjective

mūcōsa

1. inflection of mūcōsus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Adjective

mūcōsā

1. ablative feminine singular of mūcōsus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈkɔ.zɐ/

Noun

mucosa f (plural mucosas)

1. (anatomy) mucous membrane (any membrane which secretes mucus)

Adjective

mucosa

1. feminine singular of mucoso

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈkosa/ [muˈko.sa]
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: mu‧co‧sa

Noun

mucosa f (plural mucosas)

1. (anatomy) mucous membrane (any membrane which secretes mucus)

Adjective

mucosa

1. feminine singular of mucoso

Further reading

• “mucoso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024