decidua
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(di-sij′oo-ă )

(di-sij′oo-ē″)

pl. deciduae [L. deciduus, falling off]
The endometrium or lining of the uterus and the tissue around the ectopically located fertilized ovum, e.g., in the fallopian tube or peritoneal cavity. The decidua has an interior compact layer and a surface spongy layer. The vasculature, glands, and interstitial cells of the endometrium undergo marked hypertrophy during pregnancy.
decidual (di-sij′oo-ăl)

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(di-sij′oo-ă )

(di-sij′oo-ē″)

pl. deciduae [L. deciduus, falling off]
The endometrium or lining of the uterus and the tissue around the ectopically located fertilized ovum, e.g., in the fallopian tube or peritoneal cavity. The decidua has an interior compact layer and a surface spongy layer. The vasculature, glands, and interstitial cells of the endometrium undergo marked hypertrophy during pregnancy.
decidual (di-sij′oo-ăl)

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Venes, Donald, editor. "Decidua." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769169/all/decidua.
Decidua. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769169/all/decidua. Accessed February 2, 2023.
Decidua. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769169/all/decidua
Decidua [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 February 02]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/769169/all/decidua.
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