muscularis mucosae
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mus·cu·la·ris mu·co·'sae
Avoid the misspelling/mispronunciation muscularis mucosa.The thin layer of smooth muscle found in most parts of the digestive tube located between the lamina propria and the submucosa.
Synonym(s): lamina muscularis mucosae, muscular layer of mucosa
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mus·cu·la·ris mu·co·sae
(mŭs-kyū-lā'ris myū-kō'sē)The thin layer of smooth muscle found in most parts of the digestive tube located outside the lamina propria mucosae and adjacent to the tela submucosa.
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muscularis mucosae
Smooth muscle tissue of a mucous membrane.
See also: muscularis
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