deciduate
[dih-sij-oo-it]
- having or characterized by a decidua.
- (of a placenta) partly formed from the decidua.
- deciduous(def 2).
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The members of this group have a deciduate and zonary placenta.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., MammaliaFrank Evers Beddard
The mammae are thoracic; the placenta discoidal and deciduate.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., MammaliaFrank Evers Beddard
In the deciduate placenta a considerably more complicated arrangement is usually found.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)Francis Maitland Balfour
The reproductive organs generally are very similar, and they have both a dome-shaped and deciduate placenta.
The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., MammaliaFrank Evers Beddard