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/pləˈsɛntə/ · noun
(anatomy) An organ in most mammals during gestation that supplies food and oxygen to the foetus and passes back waste. It is on the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth..
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Placenta means (anatomy) An organ in most mammals during gestation that supplies food and oxygen to the foetus and passes back waste. It is on the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth..
Common synonyms include afterbirth, clean, glean, trophosperm.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use placenta where its definition matches the intended context.
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