serosa

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(si rō′sə, -zə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
se•ro•sa  (si rō′sə, -zə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -sas, -sae (-sē, -zē).USA pronunciation 
  1. Developmental Biology, Zoology[Embryol., Zool.]
    • the chorion.
    • a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
  2. Zoology, AnatomySee serous membrane. 
  • Neo-Latin serōsa, feminine of serōsus, equivalent. to Latin ser(um) serum + -ōsus -ose1
  • 1885–90

'serosa' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
serositis - serous membrane

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