placenta
IPA: pɫʌsˈɛntʌ
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.
- (botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.
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Examples of "placenta" in Sentences
- It is also expressed in the placenta.
- Normally, the cord inserts into the middle of the placenta.
- It can cause the separation of the placenta from the uterus.
- They supply nutrition and oxygen to the fetus via the placenta.
- The virus may have already crossed the placenta to infect the fetus.
- The chorionic villi comprise the majority of the functional placenta.
- Blood from the placenta is carried to the fetus by the umbilical vein.
- Placenta previa is when the placenta implants over the opening of the cervix.
- Data on the exact purpose of the placenta extract is sketchy and hard to find.
- Another important vertebrate syncytium is in the placenta of placental mammals.
- When the placenta grows across the opening of the cervix, it is described as a placenta previa.
- Flow of blood across the placenta from the mother to the fetus and from the fetus to the mother.
- In addition, although cows "share" their blood with their unborn calves, the bovine placenta is a natural filter.
- Exchange of respiratory gases (oxygen and carbon dioxide) across the placenta from the mother to the fetus and from the fetus to the mother.
- And, last of all, the first scan showed that, this time, the placenta is placed towards my back, effectively removing a potential frontal shock absorber from the equation.
- And unless the little sack [folliculus] of the placenta is the intermediary between the falling blood and the child, [the blood] by penetrating would kill him who is exposed.
- I had what they called placenta previa and I nearly bled to death and had a terrible time, but while I was in the hospital, soon thereafter, I was very ill and had to have blood transfusions.
- They say the placenta is a rich source of stem cells capable of transforming into many types of cells in the body, holding out the hope of using them to treat many human ailments including spinal-cord injury and diabetes.
- Turns out I didn't write a newsletter for your 59th month, and I blame that entirely on what I call placenta brain, the situation that occurs when a pregnant woman's blood supply is so concentrated on growing someone else's fingers and toes that her brain doesn't have enough juice to complete simple tasks.