placentanoun [ C ]
uk/pləˈsen.tə/us/pləˈsen.t̬ə/plural placentas or placentae uk/-tiː/usspecializedthe temporary organ that feeds a foetus (= developing baby) inside its mother's womb
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Sexual & reproductive organs
- amnion
- cervical
- corpus luteum
- descendens
- endometrial
- endometrium
- genitals
- gonad
- groin
- mons Veneris
- ovary
- oviduct
- ovule
- perineal
- perineum
- phallus
- pudendal
- pudendum
- testicle
- umbilical cord
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