Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mucosa

/mjuˈkoʊzə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: mu-cosa
IPA: /mjuˈkoʊzə/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of mucous membrane.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The substantial genital swelling of [female chimpanzees] during oestrus may facilitate transmission of viruses by making the mucosa more fragile."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /mjuˈkoʊzə/
British English: /mjuːˈkəʊzə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

mucosae (plural) mucosas (plural)

Derived Forms

mucosal mucosectomy mucositis submucosa

Phrases

tunica mucosa

Frequently Paired Words

mucous mucus

Synonyms

mucous membrane

Rhymes With

sosa formosa mimosa ponderosa hermosa barbosa mariposa pedrosa ramaphosa rossa samosa hinojosa

Questions

How do you pronounce mucosa?: The recorded pronunciation is /mjuˈkoʊzə/.
What does mucosa mean?: Synonym of mucous membrane.

How to pronounce mucosa

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