See Also: capeline(dictionary)
capeline bandage(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
decidua(medicine)
decidua(dictionary)
decidua menstrualis(medicine)
decidua polyposa(medicine)
decidua spongiosa(medicine)
decidua basalis(medicine)
decidua vera(medicine)

decidua capsularis (medicine) and capeline (iou)


decidua capsularis (medicine)


decidua capsularis


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: decidua reflexa, membrana adventitia.


capeline (iou)



capeline noun. LME.

Hist. An iron skullcap worn by medieval archers. LME.
A woman's hat, esp. one with a wide brim trimmed with feathers. Also, a light hood with an attached cape. L18.