decidual membrane
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décidual — décidual, ale, aux [ desidɥal, o ] adj. et n. f. • 1929; du lat. decidua « qui tombe » ♦ Membrane déciduale, ou n. f. la déciduale : partie de la muqueuse utérine qui est expulsée au cours du dernier temps de l accouchement (avec le placenta). ⇒… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Decidual cells — Gray s subject #12 59 Before the fertilized ovum reaches the uterus, the mucous membrane of the body of the uterus undergoes important changes and is then known as the decidua. The thickness and vascularity of the mucous membrane are greatly… … Wikipedia
decidual — adj. (Embryology) of the decidua (mucous membrane lining the uterus which is shed at childbirth) … English contemporary dictionary
déciduale — ● décidual, déciduale, déciduaux adjectif (latin deciduus, qui tombe) Membrane déciduale ou déciduale (nom féminin), synonyme de caduque. ● décidual, déciduale, déciduaux (expressions) adjectif (latin deciduus, qui tombe) Membrane déciduale ou… … Encyclopédie Universelle
déciduaux — ● décidual, déciduale, déciduaux adjectif (latin deciduus, qui tombe) Membrane déciduale ou déciduale (nom féminin), synonyme de caduque. ● décidual, déciduale, déciduaux (expressions) adjectif (latin deciduus, qui tombe) Membrane déciduale ou… … Encyclopédie Universelle
pregnancy — /preg neuhn see/, n., pl. pregnancies. the state, condition, or quality of being pregnant. [1520 30; PREGN(ANT) + ANCY] * * * Process of human gestation that takes place in the female s body as a fetus develops, from fertilization to birth (see… … Universalium
Decidua — Diagrammatic sections of the uterine mucous membrane: A. The non pregnant uterus. B. Decidua parietalis; the mucus membrane in the pregnant uterus and not beneath the placenta … Wikipedia
decidua — SYN: deciduous membrane. [L. deciduus, falling off (qualifying membrana, membrane, understood)] d. basalis the area of endometrium between the implanted chorionic vesicle and the myometrium, which develops into the maternal part of the place … Medical dictionary
Preterm birth — Classification and external resources Intubated preterm baby in an incubator ICD 10 O … Wikipedia
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
