deciduate
[ dih-sij-oo-it ]
adjectiveAnatomy, Zoology.
having or characterized by a decidua.
(of a placenta) partly formed from the decidua.
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How to use deciduate in a sentence
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 Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 | Francis Maitland BalfourThe members of this group have a deciduate and zonary placenta.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia | Frank Evers BeddardThe mammae are thoracic; the placenta discoidal and deciduate.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia | Frank Evers BeddardPlacenta deciduate and dome-like, composed of an aggregation of numerous discoidal lobes.
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