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submucosal

submucosal

8.4
Found under the soft wet layer that lines parts of the body like the nose or mouth
  • adjective
  • /ˌsʌbˈmjuːkəsəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : submucoso
  • As the lesions heal, the submucosal tissue shrinks.
  • submucosal hemorrhage
  • submucosal mass
  • submucosal tissue

Examples

  • Direct laryngoscopy under general anesthesia revealed right false vocal fold submucosal fullness.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Note that a superficial injection in the submucosal space has formed the characteristic bleb.

    Academic text (2004)
  • And sometimes there were submucosal injections.

  • Underneath was a firm, reddish, submucosal mass, which was excised.

    Academic text (1998)
  • We also evaluated virus attachment to submucosal glands.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy revealed a submucosal mass in the region of the right vocal fold.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The patient had developed a submucosal lesion in the left ventricular fold, which was removed by surgical microlaryngoscopy.

    Academic text (1998)
  • Biopsy specimens were obtained from the palatal mucosa and deep submucosal tissues.

    Academic text (2008)
  • On physical examination, a firm, mobile, submucosal 2x2 cm mass was noted lateral and superior to the tonsillar fossa.

    Academic text (1998)
  • During the operation, the surgeon identified a submucosal layer that required careful dissection.

Synonyms

submucous
vssubmucosal
  • Specialized
9.2

Sitting under the thin wet layer that lines parts of the body like the nose or mouth

is the identical meaning but appears as a different word form
subepithelial
vssubmucosal
  • Specialized
8.9

Just under the thin surface layer of cells in body tissue

is used only for tissue under mucous membranes rather than any epithelium

How Deep

serosal
  • Specialized
1 9.9
muscular
  • Specialized
20 3.3
submucosal
  • Specialized
8.4
mucosal
  • Specialized
2 7.9

Surface Forms

submucosal positive

Morphology

submucosal = mucosal (transparent) = sub + mucosa + al

Built from the prefix 'sub-' (under) attached to the adjective 'mucosal' (relating to a mucous membrane), so the meaning 'beneath a mucous membrane' is directly derived.

Etymology

Submucosal breaks into sub- meaning 'under', as in submarine, and mucosa meaning 'mucous membrane' or the sticky lining inside your nose and mouth. So submucosal means 'located beneath a mucous membrane'.