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decidua.

A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɪˈsɪdʒʊə/UK
  1. A mucous membrane that lines the uterus and is shed during menstruation and modified during pregnancy.

Where this word comes from

From Latin dēciduus (“falling down or off”), from dēcidō (“fall down”).

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