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serosa::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | serous membrane |
| Type of | tissue layer, membrane |
| Has types | parietal pericardium, pericardium, peritoneum, pleura, endocardium, visceral pericardium, epicardium |
Examples of serosa
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The endometrial surface is at the top of the image, and the serosa is at the bottom.
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Hemorrhagic smallpox also produces a dusky erythema, petechiae, and hemorrhages in the spleen, kidney, serosa, muscle, and, rarely, the epicardium, liver, testes, ovaries and bladder.
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Lastly there is the serosa which is made up of loose connective tissue and coated in mucus so as to prevent friction damage from the intestine rubbing against other tissue.
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- Serous membrane: a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid
- (serosal) Describing the serosa; Of or pertaining to the serosa
- The outermost layer of the bowel in areas where the bowel is freely moving (labile). Going outward, the layers of the bowel are mucosa, submucosa, muscularis propria, and subserosa, and serosa in areas of the peritoneal cavity where the bowel is freely moving.
- The delicate, one-cell-thick outside lining of an organ in the body, particularly (for our purposes in this book) the organs of the peritoneal cavity. ...
- The outer lining of organs and body cavities of the abdomen and chest, including the stomach. Also called serous membrane.
- A serous membrane such as the peritoneum that secretes a serum.
- Closed cavity membrane
