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de·cid·u·a  audio  (d-sj-) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. de·cid·u·as or de·cid·u·ae  (--) KEY 
A mucous membrane lining the uterus, modified during pregnancy and shed at parturition or during menstruation.
ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin (membrna) dcidua, (membrane) that falls off, from Latin dciduus, falling off ; see deciduous

OTHER FORMS:
de·cidu·al(Adjective)


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