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
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.
muscularis mucosae
Smooth muscle tissue of a mucous membrane.
See also: muscularis