- stratum circulare tunicae muscularis coli
- [TA] circular layer of muscular coat of colon: the inner layer of circularly coursing fibers in the muscular coat (tunica muscularis) of the colon.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
stratum — One of the layers of differentiated tissue, the aggregate of which forms any given structure, such as the retina or the skin. SEE ALSO: lamina, layer. [L. sterno, pp. stratus, to spread out, strew, ntr. of pp. as noun, s., a bed cover, layer] s.… … Medical dictionary
circular layer of muscular coat of colon — stratum circulare tunicae muscularis coli … Medical dictionary
layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam … Medical dictionary