DECIDUA


Meaning of DECIDUA in English

— decidual , adj.

/di sij"ooh euh/ , n. , pl. deciduas, deciduae /-sij"ooh ee'/ . Embryol.

the endometrium of a pregnant uterus that in many of the higher mammals is cast off at parturition.

[ 1775-85; deciduus falling; see DECIDUOUS ]

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