Meanings
adjectivemucosal (not comparable)
- not comparableOf or pertaining to the mucous membranes (mucosae).
1 more example
However, several enterographic findings are associated with increased disease activity, including wall thickening greater than 4 mm, intramural and mesenteric oedema, mucosal hyperaemia, wall enhancement (and enhancement pattern), transmural ulceration and fistula formation, vascular engorgement and inflammatory mesenteric lymph nodes (often with hyperenhancement).
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Origin
- Englishmucosa
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishmucosal
Translations
Czech slizniční
- slizničníof or pertaining to the mucous membranes
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APA
mucosal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucosal
MLA
“mucosal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucosal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mucosal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mucosal.
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