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Definitions for Placenta
[1] Anatomy , Zoology . the organ in most mammals, formed in the lining of the uterus by the union of the uterine mucous membrane with the membranes of the fetus, that provides for the nourishment of the fetus and the elimination of its waste products.
[2] Botany . the part of the ovary of flowering plants that bears the ovules. (in ferns and related plants) the tissue giving rise to sporangia.
[3] the vascular organ formed in the uterus during pregnancy, consisting of both maternal and embryonic tissues and providing oxygen and nutrients for the fetus and transfer of waste products from the fetal to the maternal blood circulation See also afterbirth
[4] the corresponding organ or part in certain mammals
[5] botany the part of the ovary of flowering plants to which the ovules are attached the mass of tissue in nonflowering plants that bears the sporangia or spores
Words related to Placenta
sheath, sheet, lamina, leaf, film, mucosa, afterbirth, amnion
Words nearby Placenta
placeless, placeman, placement, placement test, placename, placenta, placenta accreta, placenta circumvallata, placenta fenestrata, placenta increta, placenta marginata
Origin of Placenta
1670–80; < New Latin: something having a flat, circular form, Latin: a cake < Greek plakóenta, accusative of plakóeis flat cake, derivative of pláx (genitive plakós ) flat
Other words from Placenta
pla·cen·tal , plac·en·tar·y [plas -uh n-ter-ee, pluh -sen -tuh -ree] /ˈplæs ənˌtɛr i, pləˈsɛn tə ri/ , adjective
in·ter·pla·cen·tal , adjective
non·pla·cen·tal , adjective
pre·pla·cen·tal , adjective
sub·pla·cen·ta , noun, plural sub·pla·cen·tas, sub·pla·cen·tae.
sub·pla·cen·tal , adjective
pla•cen′ tal adj.
Word origin for Placenta
C17: via Latin from Greek plakoeis flat cake, from plax flat