[
UK
/pləsˈɛntɐ/
]
[ US /pɫəˈsɛntə/ ]
[ US /pɫəˈsɛntə/ ]
NOUN
- that part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules form
- the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus
How To Use placenta In A Sentence
- And then my etymological heart quickened in the presence of the Grand Design, for there was one more definition: "One of the cotyle-dons or lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIV No 3
- In a healthy pregnancy, cells that come from the embryo's placenta-called trophoblast cells-move into the walls of the uterus and help to open up maternal arteries, thereby increasing the available blood and nutrient supply. Slate Articles
- Transplacental transfer of small - cell carcinoma of lung.
- First, we have in the bottom from which the mere structure of an ovary is deduced, the normal dicarpellary structure, and there is in addition a tendency in excess toward a parietal placentation. Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries
- The placenta derives from embryonic cells called trophoblasts, which form a ball around the cells that ultimately develop into the fetus.
- It is always a good idea to take your mom to the vet shortly after whelping to be sure she has not retained a placenta or even a dead puppy that will need to be expelled.
- monotremes and marsupials are aplacental mammals
- It most likely functions as an adhesion protein, connecting the placenta to the uterus.
- Dogs, rhinoceroses, tree sloths, horses, and whales are placentals.
- The oligonucleotide is chemically modified for in vivo stability and specific placental uptake. The Scientist