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decidua

[ dih-sij-oo-uh ]

noun

Embryology.
plural deciduas, deciduae
  1. the endometrium of a pregnant uterus that in many of the higher mammals is cast off at parturition.


decidua

/ »åɪˈ²õɪ»åÂáÊŠÉ™ /

noun

  1. the specialized mucous membrane that lines the uterus of some mammals during pregnancy: is shed, with the placenta, at parturition
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • »å±ðˈ³¦¾±»å³Ü²¹±ô, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • »å±ð·³¦¾±»åu·²¹±ô adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of decidua1

1775–85; < New Latin, noun use of feminine of Latin »åŧ³¦¾±»å³Ü³Ü²õ falling; deciduous
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of decidua1

C18: from New Latin, from Latin »åŧ³¦¾±»å³Ü³Ü²õ falling down; see deciduous
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The research showed that the decidua, the layer of the uterine lining that forms during pregnancy, and blood vessels, are sending different signals to the placenta when a pregnant person has placenta accreta.

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These complications often have roots in the earliest days of pregnancy, when the embryo starts to move into the decidua, the lining of the uterus.

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EVT cells invade the decidua, where they interact with maternal white blood cells to trigger the remodelling of narrow maternal spiral arteries into wider conduits that can meet the nutritional needs of the developing fetus.

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The possumhaw holly, Ilex decidua, is valued for its smooth gray bark texture and fruiting habit, but it is too big and perhaps too coarse for the small home garden.

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The tubal placenta possesses foetal structures, the true decidua forming in the uterus.

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