decidua

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Uterine Infection  Infection involving the decidua, myometrium and parametrial tissues 

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  1. noun A mucous membrane lining the uterus, modified during pregnancy and shed at parturition or during menstruation.

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  1. New Latin (membrāna) dēcidua, (membrane) that falls off, from Latin dēciduus, falling off; see deciduous.

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  1. New Latin, sc. membrana, the membrane that falls off, feminine of L. deciduus, that falls down: see deciduous.
 

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