mucosal

English

Etymology

From mucosa +‎ -al.

Adjective

mucosal (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the mucous membranes (mucosae).
   • 2024, Jennifer Davidson, ‎Beth Shepherd, ‎Sunderarajan Jayaraman, Practice Long Cases for the Part B Final FRCR Examination:

     However, several enterographic findings are associated with increased disease activity, including wall thickening greater than 4 mm, intramural and mesenteric oedema, mucosal hyperaemia, wall enhancement (and enhancement pattern), transmural ulceration and fistula formation, vascular engorgement and inflammatory mesenteric lymph nodes (often with hyperenhancement).

Related terms

• mucal
• mucoid
• mucous (not to be confused)

 

Translations

of or pertaining to the mucous membranes

• Czech: slizniční (cs)
• Interlingua: mucosal

See also

• mucous

Interlingua

Adjective

mucosal (not comparable)

1. mucosal