submucosa has definitions from the fields of anatomy,zoology
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[ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) the connective tissue beneath mucous membrane

Used in print

(J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)

The submucosa was focally infiltrated with neutrophils .

The mucosa of the jejunum and ileum showed similar changes , and in some areas the submucosa was edematous and contained considerable numbers of neutrophils .

Related terms

connective_tissue

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