decidua
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Origin of decidua
1775–85; < New Latin, noun use of feminine of Latin dēciduus falling; 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.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024
The maternal portion of the placenta develops from the deepest layer of the endometrium, the decidua basalis.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The tearing away of the decidua at birth naturally causes the mother to lose a quantity of blood, which does not happen in the Indecidua.
From The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 by Haeckel, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August
The outer one of these is the inner lining of the womb itself, known as the decidua vera.
From What a Young Husband Ought to Know by Stall, Sylvanus
The folds by which it is surrounded then grow forward and their edges unite over the egg or ovum forming a sac—the decidua reflexa.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson
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