The maternal uterine-derived portion of the placenta. [ MP:0004256 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11433360 ]
Synonyms: decidous membrane
Term information
- MIAA:0000290
- NCIT:C32425
- MAT:0000290
- SCTID:362842004
- MA:0001722
- GAID:378
- Wikipedia:Decidua
- BTO:0001360
- EMAPA:35269
- CALOHA:TS-0193
- FMA:85538
- UMLS:C0011106 (ncithesaurus:Decidua)
- MESH:D003656
uberon_slim, pheno_slim
formed under the influence of progesterone and forms highly-characteristic cells. [Wikipedia:Decidua]
decidua basalis
maternal part of placenta
extraembryonic part of placenta
maternal decidual layer
endometrium
maternal placenta
placenta maternal decidual layer
extraembryonic placenta
uterine decidua
Term relations
- extraembryonic structure
- develops from some uterine wall
- contributes to morphology of some placenta
- part of some placenta