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mucosa

[myoo-koh-suh, -zuh] / myuˈkoʊ sə, -zə /
NOUN
membrane
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IgM is also unique because it is found both in the blood and the mucosa, which is a moist tissue that lines the body canals, including the nose, mouth, and intestine.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2023

The olfactory mucosa cells used in the study were obtained from voluntary donors, collected in collaboration with Kuopio University Hospital.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2023

"We have shown that even during periods of microscopic intestinal inflammation, IBD patients have an increased risk of serious infections, including sepsis, compared to periods when they have a microscopically healed mucosa," he explains.

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

"Despite extensive in vitro experimentation, how P. aeruginosa forms biofilms at the airway mucosa is unresolved," the authors of the paper explained.

From Salon • Aug. 5, 2023

The embryos and larvæ of species of Cylicostomum are found in the mucosa of the large intestine.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.




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