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deciduate

[ dih-sij-oo-it ]

adjective

, Anatomy, Zoology.
  1. having or characterized by a decidua.
  2. (of a placenta) partly formed from the decidua.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of deciduate1

1865–70; < New Latin dēciduātus, equivalent to dēcidua decidua + Latin -ātus -ate 1
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Example Sentences

The surface of the chorion is covered evenly with minute villi, constituting a diffuse non-deciduate placenta.

A zonary deciduate placenta indicates an increase both in area and in complexity.

The members of this group have a deciduate and zonary placenta.

The mammae are thoracic; the placenta discoidal and deciduate.

Placenta deciduate and dome-like, composed of an aggregation of numerous discoidal lobes.

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