| NOUN | body | serous membrane, serosa | a thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body |
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| Meaning | A thin membrane lining the closed cavities of the body; has two layers with a space between that is filled with serous fluid. | |
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| Synonym | serosa | |
| Narrower | endocardium | The membrane that lines the cavities of the heart and forms part of the heart valves |
| epicardium, visceral pericardium | The innermost of the two layers of the pericardium | |
| parietal pericardium | The tough outermost layer of the pericardium that is attached to the diaphragm and the sternum | |
| pericardium | A serous membrane with two layers that surrounds the heart | |
| peritoneum | A transparent membrane that lines the abdominal cavity in mammals and covers most of the viscera | |
| pleura | The thin serous membrane around the lungs and inner walls of the chest | |
| Broader | membrane, tissue layer | A pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
| Spanish | membrana serosa, serosa | |
| Catalan | membrana serosa, serosa | |
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