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de•cid•u•a
Pronunciation: (di-sij'OO-u), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -cid•u•as, -cid•u•aePronunciation: (-sij'OO-ē"). [key]
Embryol.
the endometrium of a pregnant uterus that in many of the higher mammals is cast off at parturition.
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