Placentome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Placentome is a noun meaning (biology) All the tissue associated with placentation (the cotyledon and the caruncle).
Meaning
(biology) All the tissue associated with placentation (the cotyledon and the caruncle).
Example Sentences
Tissue samples were taken from extraembryonic structures (intercotyledonary membrane, placentome, umbilical cord, amniotic fluid, meconium), and organs including CNS (brain, cerebellum, brainstem, spinal cord), lymphoid organs (prescapular, mesenteric, submandibular, mediastinic lymphnodes, thymus and spleen), other inner organs and tissues (gonads, adrenal gland, liver and lung) and musculoskeletal structures (femoral cartilage, Musculus Semitendinosus) for viral RNA detection.
Word Forms
- placentomes
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include placentone, microplacentome, placentary, placentation, placode, microcotyledon.
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