Definitions for "Serosa"
The outermost tunic of a tubular organ such as the intestine.
serum = whey; a pale fluid; a serous membrane lining body cavities.
The delicate, one-cell-thick outside lining of an organ in the body, particularly the organs of the peritoneal cavity. Unlike other body surfaces such as the skin and the lining of the stomach or intestines, an ulcer (or missing patch) of the peritoneal serosa always heals in 8 days, however big the ulcer, or defect, is. See also: peritoneal adhesions See also: peritoneum