submucosan.
/ˌsʌbmjuːˈkəʊsə/, /ˌsʌbmjuːˈkəʊzə/, U.S. /ˌsəbmjuˈkoʊsə/, /ˌsəbmjuˈkoʊzə/ Anatomy.
A layer of connective tissue lying beneath a mucous membrane (and typically above a layer of muscle). Cf. mucosa n.
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cortexa1676
reticular tissue1807
reticulum1870
submucosa1870
subserosa1871
adenoid1881
jacket1885
myoepithelium1890
1870 H. Power tr. E. Klein in S. Stricker Man. Human & Compar. Histol. I. xvi. 519 According to Teichmann..the lymphatics are confined to the mucosa and submucosa [Ger. Submucosa], and form a plexus with coarse deeply situated and more delicate superficial vessels.
1885 E. Klein Micro-org. 88 The submucosa of the inflamed Peyer's glands of the small intestine.
1945 S. E. Gould Trichinosis i. 17 Cerfontaine found larvae in the mucosa, submucosa, Peyer's patches, muscular layer, between the fat cells of the mesentery and in the mesenteric lymph nodes.
1979 Jrnl. Surg. Res. 26 516/2 Histologic evidence from previous studies has shown that a good lymphatic supply exists in the submucosa of the tracheobronchial tree.
2002 A. R. Adrouny Understanding Colon Cancer ii. 17 The colon wall contains four layers of tissue: the mucosa, submucosa, muscle layer, and serous layer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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