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decidua

 Play de·cid·u·a

noun

pl. -·ae or -·as
a mucous membrane lining the uterus during pregnancy, cast off at childbirth

Origin of decidua

Modern Latin (membrana) decidua, deciduous (membrane), origin, originally feminine of Classical Latin deciduus: see deciduous


decidua

noun

pl. de·cid·u·as, or de·cid·u·ae
A mucous membrane lining the uterus, modified during pregnancy and shed at parturition or during menstruation.

Origin of decidua

New Latin (membrāna) dēcidua (membrane) that falls off from Latin dēciduus falling off ; see deciduous .

Related Forms:

  • de·cid′u·al

    adjective


decidua

Noun

(plural deciduas or deciduae)

  1. (anatomy) A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy

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  • deciduae
  • decidual
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Words near decidua in the dictionary


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  • deciding
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  • deciduae
  • decidual
  • decidualization
  • deciduate
  • deciduity

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