ALL meanings of decidua
de·cid·u·a
D d - noun decidua the specialized mucous membrane that lines the uterus of some mammals during pregnancy: is shed, with the placenta, at parturition 3
- noun decidua a mucous membrane lining the uterus during pregnancy, cast off at childbirth 3
- noun decidua The thick layer of modified mucous membrane that lines the uterus during pregnancy and is shed with the afterbirth. 1
- noun plural decidua the endometrium of a pregnant uterus that in many of the higher mammals is cast off at parturition. 1
- noun decidua (anatomy) A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy. 0