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deciduate

[dih-sij-oo-it]

adjective Anatomy, Zoology.

having or characterized by a decidua.

(of a placenta) partly formed from the decidua.

deciduous (def. 2).

Origin:
1865–70; < Neo-Latin dēciduātus, equivalent to dēcidua decidua + Latin -ātus -ate¹

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decidua (dɪˈsɪdjʊə)

—n , pl -ciduas, -ciduae
	the specialized mucous membrane that lines the uterus of some mammals during pregnancy: is shed, with the placenta, at parturition

[C18: from New Latin, from Latin dēciduus falling down; see deciduous]

de'cidual

—*adj*

de'ciduate

—*adj*

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