serosa

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -əʊsə

Noun

serosa (countable and uncountable, plural serosae or serosas)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) Synonym of serous membrane.
    • 1955, World Health Organisation, Bulletin de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé:
      Like the serous membranes of dehydrated cholera victims in general, the serosae of the small intestines in particular are often covered by a sticky and slimy coat,
    • 1920, Bradley Merrill Patten, The early embryology of the chick:
      The cavity between serosa and amnion […]

Derived terms

Spanish

Adjective

serosa f

  1. feminine singular of seroso
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