Decidua
[Noun]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
The inner layer of the wall of the
uterus, which envelops the embryo, forms a part of the
placenta, and is discharged with it.
Deciduata
[Noun plural]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
A group of
Mammalia in which a
decidua is thrown off with, or after, the
fetus, as in the human species.
Deciduate
[Adjective]
Webster's Dictionary 1913
Possessed of, or characterized by, a
decidua.