English Explanatory Dictionary

decidua

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/dɪˈsɪdʒʊə/

Word forms

decidua deciduas deciduae

Etymology

From Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“fall down”).

Derived words

choriodecidua decidual decidualization deciduate deciduation deciduitis deciduogenic deciduoma
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