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Serosa vs Adventitia - What's the difference?

serosa | adventitia |

As nouns the difference between serosa and adventitia

is that serosa is a membrane which lines an internal cavity to protect the contents and which secretes serum while adventitia is the outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.

serosa

English

Noun

(serosae)
  • A membrane which lines an internal cavity to protect the contents and which secretes serum.
  • * {{quote-book, 1955, title=Bulletin de l'Organisation mondiale de la santé, author=
    • , passage=Like the serous membranes of dehydrated cholera victims in general, the serosae of the small intestines in particular are often covered by a sticky and slimy coat,}}
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    • Synonyms

    * (membrane) serous membrane

    Derived terms

    * (membrane) serosal, subserosa

    See also

    * (membrane) mucosa, amnion, adventitia

    adventitia

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia adventitia)
  • (anatomy, histology) The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.

    • Related terms

    * adventitia bona * adventitious * tunica adventitia