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decidua
[ dih-sij-oo-uh ]
noun
, Embryology.
, plural de·cid·u·as, de·cid·u·ae [dih-, sij, -oo-ee].
- the endometrium of a pregnant uterus that in many of the higher mammals is cast off at parturition.
decidua
/ dɪˈsɪdjʊə /
noun
- the specialized mucous membrane that lines the uterus of some mammals during pregnancy: is shed, with the placenta, at parturition
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Derived Forms
- deˈcidual, adjective
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Other Words From
- de·cidu·al adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of decidua1
C18: from New Latin, from Latin dēciduus falling down; see deciduous
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Example Sentences
For the human embryo is developed with a genuine decidua, and is thus absolutely distinguished from all the Indeciduata.
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These latter never possess a decidua, whereas Elephants and Hyrax are genuine Deciduata.
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Hydrorrhoea gravidarum is an intermittent discharge of clear or bloody fluid from a catarrhal endometritis under the decidua.
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Folds of this nature, which are specially developed in Man and Apes, are known as a decidua reflexa.
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The decidua reflexa of the Rat is reduced to extreme tenuity, or even vanishes before the close of gestation.
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