| decidua vera | The altered mucous membrane lining the main cavity of the pregnant uterus other than at the site of attachment of the chorionic vesicle. Synonym: decidua vera. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| decidual | Relating to the decidua. (05 Mar 2000) |
| decidual cast | A mold of the interior of the uterus formed of the exfoliated mucous membrane in cases of extrauterine gestation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| decidual cell | An enlarged, ovoid connective tissue cell appearing in the endometrium of pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| decidual fissure | A cleft in the decidua basalis or placenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| decidual reaction | The cellular and vascular changes occurring in the endometrium at the time of implantation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deciduata | <zoology> A group of Mammalia in which a decidua is thrown off with, or after, the foetus, as in the human species. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| deciduate | <anatomy> Possessed of, or characterised by, a decidua. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| deciduate placenta | A placenta in which the maternal decidua is cast off with the foetal placenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deciduation | Shedding of endometrial tissue during menstruation. Origin: L. Deciduus, falling off (05 Mar 2000) |
| deciduitis | Inflammation of the decidua. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deciduoma | An intrauterine mass of decidual tissue, probably the result of hyperplasia of decidual cells retained in the uterus. Synonym: placentoma. Loeb's deciduoma, mass of decidual tissue produced in the uterus, in the absence of a fertilised ovum, by means of mechanical or hormonal stimulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deciduous | <botany> Refers to a plant (usually a tree or shrub) that sheds its leaves at the end of the growing season (09 Oct 1997) |
| deciduous dentition | A tooth of the first set of teeth, comprising 20 in all, that erupts between the mean ages of 6 and 28 months of life. Synonym: dens deciduus, baby tooth, deciduous dentition, dens lacteus, first dentition, milk tooth, primary dentition, primary tooth, temporary tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deciduous membrane | The mucous membrane of the pregnant uterus that has already undergone certain changes, under the influence of the ovulation cycle, to fit it for the implantation and nutrition of the ovum; so-called because the membrane is cast off after labour. Synonym: membrana decidua, caduca, decidua, Hunter's membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| decompression sickness |
pain resulting from rapid change in pressure
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| decontaminate |
rid of contamination; "The soil around the housing development had to be decontaminated by the city"
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| decorticate |
remove the outer layer of; "decorticate a tree branch" remove the cortex of (an organ)
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| decompression |
restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display relieving pressure
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| decongestant |
a drug that decreases pulmonary congestion
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| DEC | deteriorated by decay or rot |
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| DEC | damaged by decay |
| DEC | valuable fiber plant of East Indies now widespread in cultivation |
| DEC | fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus |
| DEC | the event of dying or departure from life |
| DEC | pass from physical life and lose all all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life |
| DEC | someone who is no longer alive |
| DEC | (euphemistic) "he is deceased" |
| DEC | someone who is no longer alive |
| DEC | someone who is no longer alive |
| DEC | the act of deceiving |
| DEC | the quality of being fraudulent |