-deciduata-

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A group of Mammalia in which a decidua is thrown off with, or after, the fetus, as in the human species. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. deciduus. See Deciduous. ] (Anat.) The inner layer of the wall of the uterus, which envelops the embryo, forms a part of the placenta, and is discharged with it. [ 1913 Webster ]