stomach wall

stomach wall
the layered structure that makes up the stomach, consisting of a serous coat, a muscular coat, a mucous membrane, and other tissue layers in between. See gaster and see also paries anterior gastrica and paries posterior gastrica. Called also gastric wall.

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