decidua

IPA: dɪsˈɪdʒuʌ

(anatomy) A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy

Examples of "decidua" in Sentences

The result is the formation of a decidua.
The decidua is shed during the parturition process.
It surrounds the embryo together with decidua basalis.
Euphorbia decidua is a plant of the Euphorbiaceae family.
After implantation the uterine endometrium is called the decidua.
All other decidua on the uterine surface belongs to decidua parietalis.
During pregnancy it is also produced by the placenta, chorion, and decidua.
After implantation the decidua remains, at least through the first trimester.
A thin decidua can also be a contributing factor to such trophoblastic invasion.
Further, the decidua has to allow a very controlled invasion of the trophoblast.