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transmucosal

transmucosal adjective: through or across a mucous membrane.

Adjective

transmucosal (not comparable)

  1. Through or across a mucous membrane
    • Indeed, ethanol drops the transmucosal potential difference and thus weakens the lining [ 15 ].2015 July 8, Gilbert Ateufack et al., “Gastroprotective and ulcer healing effects of piptadeniastrum Africanum on experimentally induced gastric ulcers in rats”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative...

Origin of transmucosal

From trans- + mucosal.

Words formed from transmucosal

Questions about transmucosal

What does transmucosal mean?
Transmucosal means through or across a mucous membrane.
What part of speech is transmucosal?
Transmucosal is an adjective.

Words near transmucosal in the dictionary

  1. transmountain
  2. transmove
  3. transmoved
  4. transmoves
  5. transmoving
  6. transmucosal
  7. transmucosally
  8. transmundane
  9. transmural
  10. transmural care
  11. transmurality

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