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Definition of Serosa
1. Noun. A thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid.
Specialized synonyms: Pleura, Peritoneum, Endocardium, Pericardium, Epicardium, Visceral Pericardium, Parietal Pericardium
Generic synonyms: Membrane, Tissue Layer
Definition of Serosa
1. Noun. A membrane which lines an internal cavity to protect the contents and which secretes serum. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Serosa
1. a thin membrane lining certain bodily cavities [n -SAS or -SAE] : SEROSAL [adj]
Medical Definition of Serosa
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Serosa
Literary usage of Serosa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Text-book of the Embryology of Invertebrates by Eugen Korschelt, Karl Heider, Edward Laurens Mark, William McMichael Woodworth, Matilda Bernard, Martin Fountain Woodward (1899)
"The serosa contracts dorsally, ... A. Involution through the development of a
continuous dorsal amnion serosa sac. In describing the development of ..."
2. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1833)
"Jn Essay on the Nature of the Epidemic, usually called Asiatic Cholera, tfc.
with the reasons why it should be regarded as an Epidemic Diarrhoea serosa, ..."
3. The Origin and Development of the Lymphatic System by Florence Rena Sabin (1913)
"VASA serosa. Until the primary origin of any system is known our conceptions of it
... The conception which underlies vasa serosa may be traced back to the ..."
4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1913)
"... with plain muscular fibres, disposed chiefly in a longitudinal direction, a
few running transversely. The external or serous coat (tunica serosa vesicae ..."
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