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taxonomy | decidual |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective decidual is

of or relating to the decidua.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia taxonomy)

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

    • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    decidual

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • of or relating to the decidua
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    • , passage=In addition, Crry is also expressed in the maternally derived decidual tissues (Fig. 2 A). }}
  • *{{quote-journal, 1998, date=March 20, Jianming Xu et al., Partial Hormone Resistance in Mice with Disruption of the Steroid Receptor Coactivator-1 (SRC-1) Gene, Science citation
    • , passage=Uterine response to mechanical traumatization (decidual stimulation) is a progesterone receptor (PR)-dependent process (22 ). }}