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nidate

nidate verb: to become implanted in, especially, a uterus.

Verb

nidate (third-person singular simple present nidates, present participle nidating, simple past and past participle nidated)

  1. (intransitive) To become implanted in, especially, a uterus.
    • They are essential for the integrity of the cell shape, and would theoretically be important for the ability of the cells to nidate in vessels and transgress capillary walls.1983, Invasion & Metastasis, Karger Publishers, page 9
    • The early embryo nidated into the endometrium (decidua) is a fluid-filled sphere which contains smaller fluid-containing sacs in addition to the embryonic disc.2000, P. Ebbesen, “1.3: Placenta Physiology”, in Pierre Ambroise-Thomas, Eskild Petersen, editors, Congenital Toxoplasmosis: Scientific Background, Clinical Management and Control, page 27

Forms of nidate

third-person singular presentnidates
present participlenidating
past participlenidated
pastnidated

Questions about nidate

What does nidate mean?
Nidate means to become implanted in, especially, a uterus.
What part of speech is nidate?
Nidate is a verb.
What is the past tense of nidate?
The past tense of nidate is nidated.

Words near nidate in the dictionary

  1. nidamental
  2. nidamentum
  3. nidana
  4. nidanas
  5. Nidas
  6. nidate
  7. nidated
  8. nidates
  9. nidating
  10. nidation
  11. nidations

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