indeciduate

adjective

in·​de·​cid·​u·​ate

of a placenta

: having the maternal and fetal elements associated but not fused so that no maternal tissue is carried off in the placenta at parturition

Word History

Etymology

New Latin indeciduatus, from in- entry 1 + deciduatus deciduate

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