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Deciduate — De*cid u*ate (?; 135), a. (Anat.) Possessed of, or characterized by, a decidua. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deciduate placenta — deciduate placenta, a placenta which is composed in part of a decidua … Useful english dictionary
deciduate — Relating to those mammals ( e.g., humans, dogs, rodents) that shed maternal uterine tissue when expelling the placenta at birth, in contrast to indeciduate mammals (horse, pig). [see deciduation] * * * de·cid·u·ate di sij ə wət … Medical dictionary
deciduate — adj. (Embryology) pertaining to a decidua (mucous membrane lining the uterus which is shed at childbirth) … English contemporary dictionary
deciduate — de·cid·u·ate … English syllables
deciduate — de•cid•u•ate [[t]dɪˈsɪdʒ u ɪt[/t]] adj. 1) anat. zool. having or characterized by a decidua 2) anat. zool. (of a placenta) partly formed from the decidua 3) anat. zool. deciduous 2) • Etymology: 1865–70; < NL … From formal English to slang
deciduate — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ wə̇t adjective Etymology: New Latin deciduatus, from decidua + Latin atus ate 1. of a placenta : having the fetal and maternal tissues firmly interlocked so that a layer of maternal tissue is torn away at parturition and forms a… … Useful english dictionary
deciduate placenta — deciduous placenta a placenta or type of placentation in which the decidua or maternal parts separate from the uterus and are cast off together with the fetal membranes … Medical dictionary
Placenta — A temporary organ joining the mother and fetus, the placenta transfers oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the fetus, and permits the release of carbon dioxide and waste products from the fetus. It is roughly disk shaped, and at full term… … Medical dictionary
indeciduate — /in di sij ooh it, ayt /, adj. 1. Zool. not deciduate. 2. Bot. having permanent leaves. [1875 80; IN 3 + DECIDUATE] * * * … Universalium
