Meaning Of The Word Placenta

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What's The Definition Of Placenta?

placenta
countable noun: The placenta is the mass of veins and tissue inside the womb of a pregnant woman or animal, which the unborn baby is attached to.

placenta in American English
a vascular organ, developed within the uterus of most mammals during gestation from the chorion of the embryo and a part of the maternal uterine wall, that is connected to the embryo by the umbilical cord and that is discharged shortly after birth: it ser
noun: 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

placenta in British English
noun: 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

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