Definition of Submucous. Meaning of Submucous. Synonyms of Submucous

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Definition of Submucous

Submucous
Submucous Sub*mu"cous, a. (Anat.) Situated under a mucous membrane.

Meaning of Submucous from wikipedia

- Oral submucous fibrosis (OSF) is a chronic, complex, premalignant (1% transformation risk) condition of the oral cavity, characterized by juxta-epithelial...
- intestinal wall, tiny parasympathetic ganglia are scattered around forming the submucous plexus (or "Meissner's plexus") where preganglionic parasympathetic neurons...
- Ancient Gr****: πλάσσειν, romanized: pl****ein, "to shape"), or alternatively submucous septal resection and septal reconstruction, is a corrective surgical procedure...
- The submucosal plexus (Meissner's plexus, plexus of the submucosa, plexus submucosus) lies in the submucosa of the intestinal wall. The nerves of this...
- core of this structure are the myenteric plexus (Auerbach's) and the submucous plexus (Meissner's), two main plexuses formed by the grouping of nerve-cell...
- value 4-5 cm) Number Location (they can be intramural, subserous or submucous). Submucous ones are worst from a fertility point of view, while subserous are...
- patient has limited mouth opening, always premalignant conditions like oral submucous fibrosis (OSMF) should also be considered in differential diagnosis. Succinyl...
- cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Chewing areca nuts is a cause of oral submucous fibrosis, a condition which may progress to mouth cancer. It has also...
- has direct link to oral cancers. Chewing areca nut is a cause of oral submucous fibrosis, a premalignant lesion which frequently progresses to mouth cancer...
- thin layer of smooth muscle. The submucosa contains nerves including the submucous plexus (also called Meissner's plexus), blood vessels and elastic fibres...