How to Use mucosa in a Sentence

mucosa

noun
  • Even though the mucosa is tucked away inside your cheeks, it gets exposed to a lot.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 26 Nov. 2022
  • The detergent can get on the skin or mucosa (inner lining of mouth).
    — Brittney McNamara, Teen Vogue, 18 Jan. 2018
  • These cancers develop from the gland cells in the stomach's mucosa.
    — Korin Miller, Health.com, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Once in the intestines, the worms embed themselves in the mucosa of the small intestines and reproduce.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2022
  • Worse, the sensitive tissue inside your nose (called mucosa) isn't able to withstand waxing the same way the skin on your face and body does.
    — Hannah Orenstein, Seventeen, 7 Apr. 2017
  • Nine existing vaccines work along these lines, using oral drops to protect the mucosa against diseases such as polio and the flu.
    — The Week Staff, The Week, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Mucous membranes—also called mucosa—are the moist tissue that line openings into the body, and are present in the nose, mouth, ears and eyes.
    — Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
  • There are some suggestions that steam inhalation might be a factor, by damaging the mucosa.
    — Judy Stone, Forbes, 3 June 2021
  • One recent Australian study suggested nasal mucosa may contain adult stem cells, Young said.
    — Kristen Philipkoski, WIRED, 3 June 2005
  • That is present not only in the lungs, but in other cells as well, including those in the intestine and in the nasal mucosa, which lines the nasal cavity.
    — William Petri, The Conversation, 6 May 2020
  • Also known as evil-sounding aphthous ulcers, canker sores are round or oval lesions that show up in the mucosa (delicate tissue) of your mouth.
    — Zahra Barnes, SELF, 12 Dec. 2017
  • This substance can be absorbed through the vaginal mucosa and cause a variety of symptoms, including fever, high blood pressure, shock and even death.
    — Jenni Shearston, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Research has suggested that iron erodes the mucosa of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 6 Mar. 2023
  • Cancer usually begins in the innermost layer called the mucosa.
    — Carrie Madormo, Health, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The research team then studied whether spraying a type of healthy bacteria called Roseomonas mucosa onto a person's skin would reduce eczema flares.
    — Erika Edwards, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Upon maturation, the adult hookworm latches onto the mucosa of the small intestine and begin to blood-suck.
    — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2011
  • Your nasal passages are lined with mucosa, or mucous membranes, that are sensitive to pathogens and irritants like allergens or viruses.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 7 July 2021
  • Once in the gut, the larvae shed their proteinaceous coats upon exposure to the stomach acids and migrate to the mucosa of the bowels to mature into adults.
    — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 25 Dec. 2016
  • This virus is typically transmitted through an animal bite, though scratches or direct contact with mucosa can also spread the virus.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Indeed, microbes predominating in stool and those that tend to live in close proximity to the mucosa (the lining of the gut) are not entirely the same.
    — Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Those specimens included serum, whole blood, urine, saliva, and vaginal mucosa swabs when the patient wasn’t menstruating.
    — Fox News, 18 Oct. 2016
  • One patient had perforation of the rectosigmoid and 4 had lacerations of the mucosa.
    — Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2013
  • Like bouncers at a bar, IgA antibodies are the primary immune molecules on guard in the mucosa.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 18 July 2022
  • The trials have so far analyzed only blood, but testing for antibodies in mucosa would confirm that the antibodies can travel to the nose and mouth.
    — New York Times, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Trying to enhance the vaccine with an extra ingredient, called an adjuvant, inflamed the nasal mucosa and led to Bell’s palsy in some people.
    — Apoorva Mandavilli, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2022
  • Here, a different class of antibodies exude from the mucosa to neutralize viruses and other intruders.
    — Claire Bugos, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Their infective feces often enter the bite wound, oral or nasal mucosa, or conjunctivas and transmit the flagellate parasite.
    — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2011
  • These reduce cell proliferation and promote adequate blood flow throughout the GI mucosa.
    — Femi Aremu, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The sinuses to which Williams refers are the paranasal sinuses, which are aerated structures lined by respiratory mucosa and bone surrounding the nose.
    — Nina Shapiro, Forbes, 3 July 2022
  • Another animal study further demonstrated the important role of the mucosa in preventing infection.
    — Daniel P. Oran, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2021

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