- decidual
- adjective see decidua
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
decidual
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décidual — décidual, ale, aux [ desidɥal, o ] adj. et n. f. • 1929; du lat. decidua « qui tombe » ♦ Membrane déciduale, ou n. f. la déciduale : partie de la muqueuse utérine qui est expulsée au cours du dernier temps de l accouchement (avec le placenta). ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Decidual cells — Gray s subject #12 59 Before the fertilized ovum reaches the uterus, the mucous membrane of the body of the uterus undergoes important changes and is then known as the decidua. The thickness and vascularity of the mucous membrane are greatly… … Wikipedia
decidual — See decidua. * * * … Universalium
decidual — Relating to the decidua … Medical dictionary
decidual — adj. (Embryology) of the decidua (mucous membrane lining the uterus which is shed at childbirth) … English contemporary dictionary
decidual — de·cid·u·al … English syllables
decidual — wəl adjective Etymology: New Latin decidua + English al : of or involving a decidua : having a decidua … Useful english dictionary
decidual cast — the mass of degenerating or necrotic decidua discharged from the uterus at the time of rupture of an ectopic pregnancy … Medical dictionary
decidual cells — cells of the uterine endometrium that become modified and specialized during pregnancy … Medical dictionary
decidual endometritis — inflammation of the decidua of pregnancy … Medical dictionary
