decidua

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D0072200 (dĭ-sĭj′o͞o-ə)n. pl. de·cid·u·as or de·cid·u·ae (-o͞o-ē′) A mucous membrane lining the uterus, modified during pregnancy and shed at parturition or during menstruation.

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

de·cid′u·al adj.

decidua

(dɪˈsɪdjʊə) n, pl -ciduas or -ciduae (-ˈsɪdjʊˌiː) (Zoology) the specialized mucous membrane that lines the uterus of some mammals during pregnancy: is shed, with the placenta, at parturition[C18: from New Latin, from Latin dēciduus falling down; see deciduous] deˈcidual, deˈciduate adj

de•cid•u•a

(dɪˈsɪdʒ u ə)

n., pl. -cid•u•as, -cid•u•ae (-ˈsɪdʒ uˌi) the endometrium of a pregnant uterus, cast off at parturition. [1775–85; < New Latin < Latin dēciduus falling; see deciduous] de•cid′u•al, adj.

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Noun

decidua - the epithelial tissue of the endometriumepithelial tissue, epithelium - membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the bodyendometrium - (pregnancy) the mucous membrane that lines the uterus; thickens under hormonal control and (if pregnancy does not occur) is shed in menstruation; if pregnancy occurs it is shed along with the placenta at parturition

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decidua

[de-sid´u-ah] a name applied to the endometrium during pregnancy, all of which except for the deepest layer is shed after childbirth; called also decidual or deciduous membranes. adj., adj decid´ual. basal decidua (decidua basa´lis) that portion lying under the implanted ovum and chorion.capsular decidua (decidua capsula´ris) that portion directly overlying the implanted ovum and chorion, facing the uterine cavity.menstrual decidua (decidua menstrua´lis) the hyperemic uterine mucosa shed during menstruation.parietal decidua (decidua parieta´lis) (true decidua) (decidua ve´ra) the decidua exclusive of the area occupied by the implanted ovum and chorion.

de·cid·u·a

(dē-sid'yū-ă), The endometrium of the uterus in a pregnant woman. [L. deciduus, falling off]

decidua

(dĭ-sĭj′o͞o-ə)n. pl. decid·uas or decid·uae (-o͞o-ē′) A mucous membrane lining the uterus, modified during pregnancy and shed at parturition or during menstruation.

de·cid′u·al adj.

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Gynecology Endometrial tissue that has been structurally and functionally transformed by pregnancy; 'decidualization' begins at conception's inception, and is complete by the end of the first month

de·cid·u·a

(dē-sij'ū-ă) The endometrium of the pregnant uterus that has undergone changes, under the influence of hormones produced by the ovarian (ovulation) cycle, to prepare it for the implantation and nutrition of the blastocyst; so-called because the membrane is cast off after labor.
Synonym(s): deciduous membrane, membrana decidua. [L. deciduus, falling off]

decidua

The thick lining of the womb (endometrium) during pregnancy with its associated membranes that are cast off with the PLACENTA after the birth of the baby.

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that part of the lining of the uterus of mammals which, after thickening during pregnancy, is shed as AFTERBIRTH at parturition.

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noun the epithelial tissue of the endometrium

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