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placenta

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Noun

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

that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "placenta":
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Words contain "placenta":
abruptio placentae apical placentation aplacental axile placentation basal placentation free central placentation lamellate placentation marginal placentation parietal placentation placenta more...
Words contain "placenta" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
placentation placental chorionic villus gonadotrophin gonadotropic hormone gonadotrophic hormone gonadotropin umbilical vein vena umbilicalis syph more...

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