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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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