nidate

English

Verb

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

1. (physiology, intransitive) To become implanted in, especially, a uterus.
   • 1983, Invasion & Metastasis, Karger Publishers, page 9:

     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.

   • 2000, P. Ebbesen, “1.3: Placenta Physiology”, in Pierre Ambroise-Thomas, Eskild Petersen, editors, Congenital Toxoplasmosis: Scientific Background, Clinical Management and Control, page 27:

     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.

   • 2014, Pankaj Desai, Recurrent Spontaneous Miscarriages, page 46:

     At the same time the maternal protective systems help the conceptus to successfully implant and then nidate and grow.

Related terms

• nidation
• nidatory

and see: nidifugous

Anagrams

• -tadine, Danite, Tienda, detain, in date, indate, tienda

Italian

Noun

nidate f

1. plural of nidata

Anagrams

• adenti