mucosa

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UK/mjuːˈkəʊzə/UK/mjuːˈkəʊsə/US/mjuˈkoʊzə/US/mjuˈkoʊsə/

noun

Synonym of mucous membrane.

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mucous membrane
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Meanings

nounmucosa (countable and uncountable, plural mucosae or mucosas)

plural mucosae · plural mucosas

  1. countableuncountableanatomySynonym of mucous membrane.

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

    2011, Jacques Pepin, “The Source”, in The Origins of AIDS, 1st edition, →ISBN, page 29

    Synonyms: mucous membrane

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of mucous membrane.

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mucous membrane

More synonyms by meaning

nounmucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior

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mucous membrane
Broader
membranetissue layer
Also see
mucous membrane

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mucosa

rosamariposaponderosaFormosamimosaXhosaBarbarossasamosacuriosaTortosagyozaserosafantabulosa
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Anagrams

camous
Cite this entry
APA

mucosa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucosa

MLA

“mucosa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucosa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mucosa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucosa.

Source: mucosa on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.