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Meaning of Mucosa | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
mjuːˈkəʊzə

Definitions

Synonym of mucous membrane.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الغشاء المخاطي
Čeština sliznice
Deutsch Schleimhaut
Suomi limakalvo
Italiano mucosa
Polski błona śluzowa śluzówka
Português mucosa
Українська слизова оболонка

Examples

“The substantial genital swelling of [female chimpanzees] during oestrus may facilitate transmission of viruses by making the mucosa more fragile.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

mucosal mucosalization mucosectomies mucosectomy mucosin mucositis

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