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de·cid·u·ate D0072300 (dĭ-sĭj′o͞o-ĭt)adj.1. Characterized by or having a decidua: a deciduate mammal.2. Characterized by shedding.de•cid•u•ate (dɪˈsɪdʒ u ɪt) adj. 1. having or characterized by a decidua. 2. (of a placenta) partly formed from the decidua. 3. deciduous (def. 2). [1865–70; < New Latin] EncyclopediaSeedeciduadeciduateenUK
deciduate [de-sid´u-āt] characterized by shedding.de·cid·u·ate (dē-sid'yū-āt), Relating to those mammals (for example, humans, dogs, rodents) that shed maternal uterine tissue when expelling the placenta at birth, in contrast to indeciduate mammals (horse, pig). [see deciduation] deciduate (dĭ-sĭj′o͞o-ĭt)adj.1. Characterized by or having a decidua: a deciduate mammal.2. Characterized by shedding. |