decidua capsularis


decidua

 [de-sid´u-ah] a name applied to the endometrium during pregnancy, all of which except for the deepest layer is shed after childbirth; called also decidual or deciduous membranes. adj., adj decid´ual. basal decidua (decidua basa´lis) that portion lying under the implanted ovum and chorion.capsular decidua (decidua capsula´ris) that portion directly overlying the implanted ovum and chorion, facing the uterine cavity.menstrual decidua (decidua menstrua´lis) the hyperemic uterine mucosa shed during menstruation.parietal decidua (decidua parieta´lis) (true decidua) (decidua ve´ra) the decidua exclusive of the area occupied by the implanted ovum and chorion.

de·cid·u·a cap·su·lar·is

the layer of endometrium overlying the implanted chorionic vesicle; it becomes progressively attenuated as the chorionic vesicle enlarges and, by the fourth month, is squeezed against the decidua parietalis and thereafter undergoes rapid regression. Synonym(s): decidua reflexa, membrana adventitia (2)

de·cid·ua cap·su·lar·is

(dē-sij'ū-ă kap-sū-lā'ris) [TA] The layer of endometrium overlying the implanted chorionic sac; it becomes progressively attenuated as the chorionic sac enlarges and, by the fourth month, is squeezed against the decidua parietalis and thereafter undergoes rapid regression.
Synonym(s): decidua reflexa, membrana adventitia.