subserousadj.
/ˌsʌbˈsɪərəs/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈsɪrəs/ 1. Anatomy and Medicine.
a. Designating the layer of connective tissue located beneath a serous membrane. Cf. subserosa n.
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submucous1818
subserous1822
squamous1860
myoepithelial1881
subserosal1907
reticuloendothelial1915
lymphoreticular1942
1822 Edinb. Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 18 256 The subserous [cellular tissue] is more susceptible of inflammation than the submucous.
1833 J. Forbes et al. Cycl. Pract. Med. II. 731/1 Its bloodvessels and those of the sub-serous cellular tissue are deeply injected.
1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 Sept. 597 The great numbers of cells which are found wandering far and wide in the submucosa, the musculature, and the subserous tissue.
1949 H. W. C. Vines Green's Man. Pathol. (ed. 17) xv. 380 Lipomata occur..sometimes in intermuscular fascia, subsynovial and subserous tissues.
2004 Clin. Radiol. 59 755/1 Cartilaginous masses form in the subserous layer of the synovium.
b. Located or occurring in the subserosa; subserosal; (in later use) spec. designating fibroids (leiomyomas) which occupy the outer (subperitoneal) part of the uterine wall.
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recurrent1578
subserous1827
unipolar1862
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interstitial1793
submucous1823
pseudomembranous1826
membranous1829
subserous1872
massive1897
1827 Lancet 10 Feb. 608/2 The subserous vessels of the fundus of the uterus and appendages were much injected with blood.
1872 T. G. Thomas Pract. Treat. Dis. Women (ed. 3) 276 Neoplasms, whether they be submucous, subserous or mural, keep up a constant nervous irritation.
1907 Jrnl. Med. Res. 16 423 The autopsy revealed acute pancreatitis, free hemorrhagic fluid in the peritoneum, subserous hemorrhages, and fat necrosis.
1954 H. W. Florey Lect. Gen. Pathol. xxxv. 650 A tubercle in a subserous lymphatic of the small intestine.
1995 Mother & Baby June 123/2 Fibroids can occur anywhere in the womb and various positions in the uterine wall—for example, they can grow beneath the smooth outer covering of the womb (subserous fibroids).
2003 M. T. McCloud & A. Ebron Blessed Health vi. 115 Subserous myomas cause a distortion of the basic shape of the uterus, giving a ‘knobby’ feeling.
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1891 Cent. Dict. Subserous, 1. Somewhat serous or watery, as a secretion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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