tunica serosa

noun

Synonym of serous membrane.

Meanings

nountunica serosa (plural tunicae serosae)

plural tunicae serosae

  1. anatomySynonym of serous membrane.

    Synonyms: serous membrane

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of serous membrane.

Origin

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin as codified by Terminologia Anatomica and previously by its predecessors (e.g., Nomina Anatomica).

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