submucosal
- adjective
- /ˌsʌbˈmjuːkəsəl/
- Specialized
:
submucoso
- As the lesions heal, the submucosal tissue shrinks.
- submucosal hemorrhage
- submucosal mass
- submucosal tissue
Examples
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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.
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And sometimes there were submucosal injections.
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Underneath was a firm, reddish, submucosal mass, which was excised.
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We also evaluated virus attachment to submucosal glands.
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Flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy revealed a submucosal mass in the region of the right vocal fold.
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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.
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On physical examination, a firm, mobile, submucosal 2x2 cm mass was noted lateral and superior to the tonsillar fossa.
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During the operation, the surgeon identified a submucosal layer that required careful dissection.
Synonyms
Sitting under the thin wet layer that lines parts of the body like the nose or mouth
Just under the thin surface layer of cells in body tissue
How Deep
Surface Forms
Morphology
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'.