Definition of "mucosa" [mucosa]

• See mucous membrane. (noun)

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• "With experience, I found the same features in the mucosa from the corpus, usually much more mild, superficial and focal than the antrum."
• "In lactase deficiency the activity or concentration of the lactose cleaving enzyme β-galactosidase, also called lactase, in the brush border of the small intestinal mucosa is insufficient."
• "Inflammation in the stomach mucosa is also a risk factor for a special type of lymphatic neoplasm in the stomach, MALT (mucosa associated lymphoid tissue) lymphoma."