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粘膜下層 (ねんまくかそう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

粘ねん膜まく下か層そう

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Meanings

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submucosa

Anatomical term for the layer of connective tissue beneath a mucous membrane.

内ない視し鏡きょう検けん査さで粘ねん膜まく下か層そうの状じょう態たいを確かく認にんした

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We checked the condition of the submucosa with an endoscopy.

Kanji

粘sticky, glutinous, greasy
膜membrane
下below, down, descend
層stratum, social class, layer

Related words

粘ねん膜まく
粘膜 is the mucous membrane itself; 粘膜下層 is the layer directly beneath it.
粘ねん膜まく固こ有ゆう層そう
粘膜固有層 is the lamina propria, a layer within the mucosa; 粘膜下層 lies deeper, beneath the muscularis mucosae.

Built from

粘ねん膜まく+下か層そう

Etymology

Compound of 粘膜 (mucous membrane) + 下 (under) + 層 (layer).