serosa
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1. a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | membrane, tissue layer, |
| definition | : | a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | pleura, |
| definition | : | the thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | peritoneum, |
| definition | : | a transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | endocardium, |
| definition | : | the membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | pericardium, |
| definition | : | a serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | parietal pericardium, |
| definition | : | the tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum (noun.body) |
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