Anatomy
oral mucosa
o·ral mu·co·sa [ awr-uhl, ohr- myoo-koh-suh, -zuh ]
Subclass of:
Mucous Membrane; Oral cavity
Definitions related to oral mucous membrane:
  • (mucosa, oral) The mucosal membranes that line the oral cavity.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (oral mucosa) Moist tissue lining the oral cavity, containing mucous secreting glands.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (oral mucosa) Mucus-secreting epithelial membrane lining the oral cavities.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (oral mucosa) The layer of soft pinkish tissue that lines the interior of the mouth.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • (mouth mucosa) Lining of the ORAL CAVITY, including mucosa on the GUMS; the PALATE; the LIP; the CHEEK; floor of the mouth; and other structures. The mucosa is generally a nonkeratinized stratified squamous EPITHELIUM covering muscle, bone, or glands but can show varying degree of keratinization at specific locations.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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