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decidua

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de·cid·u·a  (d-sj-)
n. pl. de·cid·u·as or de·cid·u·ae (--)
A mucous membrane lining the uterus, modified during pregnancy and shed at parturition or during menstruation.
[New Latin (membrna) dcidua, (membrane) that falls off, from Latin dciduus, falling off; see deciduous.]
de·cidu·al adj.
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Noun1.deciduadecidua - the epithelial tissue of the endometrium
epithelial tissue, epithelium - membranous tissue covering internal organs and other internal surfaces of the body
endometrium - (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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On the maternal side of the interface, the uterine tissue in contact with the placenta and fetal membranes, the decidua, is rich in specialized maternal immune cells including lymphocytes and macrophages (2).
Emerging infections and pregnancy by Rasmussen, Sonja A. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Glutathione S-transferase isoenyzmes in decidua and placenta of preeclamptic pregnancies.
Incorporating children's toxicokinetics into a risk framework by Sonawane, Babasaheb / Environmental Health Perspectives
And the diminutive wood-and-plaster sculptures He Varies His Ills to Vary His Pleasure, with its buck-toothed bunny, and the informe Decidua, with its dual reference to "deciduous" baby teeth and the uterine membrane shed at childbirth (the decidua), offered ruminations on life, loss, and teeth in the animal kingdom, where utility overrides aesthetic concerns.
MEG CRANSTON by Schwendener, Martha / Artforum International
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