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What does submucous mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word submucous? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (anatomy) Situated under a mucous membrane.
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Oral submucous fibrosis is a pre-malignant fibrotic condition of the mouth that exhibits excessive collagen production.
For submucous injection it is better to substitute eucaine or novocaine.
Submucous leiomyomas are the most problematic type of fibroid and have been associated with abnormal uterine bleeding, infertility, and other clinical issues.
So I had an operation called a submucous diathermy which burns through the back of your nose to try to clear it out.
Causes include endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, a benign tumour of the uterus called a submucous myoma.

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