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Webster 1913 Edition
Decidua
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De-cid′u-a
(?; 135)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. L.
deciduus
. See Deciduous
.] (Anat.)
The inner layer of the wall of the uterus, which envelops the embryo, forms a part of the placenta, and is discharged with it.
Definition 2024
decidua
decidua
See also: decídua
English
Noun
decidua (plural deciduas or deciduae)
- (anatomy) A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy
Derived terms
Translations
a mucous membrane that lines the uterus
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