Medical Dictionary

decidua basalis

noun decidua ba·sa·lis \-bə-ˈsā-ləs\

Medical Definition of DECIDUA BASALIS

:  the part of the endometrium in the pregnant human female that participates with the chorion in the formation of the placenta

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