Medical Dictionary

submucous

adj sub·mu·cous \ˌsəb-ˈmyü-kəs, ˈsəb-\

Medical Definition of SUBMUCOUS

:  lying under or involving the tissues under a mucous membrane <submucous layers> <a submucous resection>
sub·mu·cous·ly adverb

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