mucosal
adjEtymology From mucosa + -al.
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Of or pertaining to the mucous membranes (mucosae).
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- Derived terms
- dermatomucosal, endomucosal, intramucosal, juxtamucosal, mucosalize, mucosally, nonmucosal, oromucosal, submucosal, supramucosal, transmucosal