denidation

denidation
Exfoliation of the superficial portion of the mucous membrane of the uterus; stripping off of the menstrual decidua. [L. de, from, + nidus, nest]

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den·i·da·tion .den-ə-'dā-shən n the sloughing of the endometrium of the uterus esp. during menstruation

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den·i·da·tion (den″ĭ-daґshən) [de- + nidation] degeneration and expulsion of the endometrium (uterine mucous membrane) in the menstrual cycle.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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