See Also: dermal sinus(medicine)
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compacta (medicine) and dermal sinus (medicine)


compacta (medicine)


compacta -->
stratum compactum


The superficial layer of decidual tissue in the pregnant uterus, in which the interglandular tissue preponderates.

Synonym: compacta.


dermal sinus (medicine)


dermal sinus


A sinus lined with epidermis and skin appendages extending from the skin to some deeper-lying structure, most frequently the spinal cord.