what does mucosa mean
mucosa. mucous membrane. adj., adj mucoÂ´sal. alveolar mucosa the mucosal lining of the dental alveoli; a thin, soft, fragile continuation of the mucous membrane of the cheek, lips, and floor of the mouth. (mucous membrane), a membrane, composed of epithelium and lamina propria. mucosa, alveolar, n the covering on the alveolar process loosely attached to bone that extends from the mucogingival junction to the vestibular epithelium and from the mandible to the sublingual sulcus.