Placenta

[plə'sentə] or [plə'sɛntə]

Definition

(noun.) the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus.

(noun.) that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form.

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Definition

(n.) The vascular appendage which connects the fetus with the parent, and is cast off in parturition with the afterbirth.

(n.) The part of a pistil or fruit to which the ovules or seeds are attached.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Secundines, after-birth.

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Definition

n. the structure which unites the unborn mammal to the womb of its mother and establishes a nutritive connection between them: (bot.) the portion of the ovary which bears the ovules:—pl. Placen′t?/span>.—adj. Placen′tal.—n.pl. Placentā′lia placental mammals.—adjs. Placentā′lian; Placen′tary pertaining to or having a placenta.—n. a mammal having a placenta.—adjs. Placen′tate Placentif′erous.—ns. Placentā′tion the mode in which the placenta is formed and attached to the womb; Placentī′tis inflammation of the placenta.

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