serosa

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -əʊsə

Noun

serosa (plural serosas or serosae)

  1. A membrane which lines an internal cavity to protect the contents and which secretes serum.
    • 1955, World Health Organisation, Bulletin de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé:
      Like the serous membranes of dehydrated cholera victims in general, the serosae of the small intestines in particular are often covered by a sticky and slimy coat,
    • 1920, Bradley Merrill Patten, The early embryology of the chick:
      The cavity between serosa and amnion […]

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Spanish

Adjective

serosa f

  1. feminine singular of seroso
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