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submucous

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submucous /sub·mu·cous/ (sub-mu´kus) beneath a mucous membrane.
submucous
[-m(y)o̅o̅′kəs]
pertaining to a location beneath a mucous membrane. submucosal, adj.

submucous [sub-mu´kus]
beneath a mucous membrane.

submucous
beneath a mucous membrane.


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