Submucosa of large intestine
Tela submucosa intestini crassi
- Synonym: Submucosal layer of large intestine
- Related terms: Submucosa
Definition
The areolar coat (tela submucosa; submucous coat) connects the muscular and mucous layers closely together.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
