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BNC: 21927 COCA: 19963

placenta

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placenta /pləˈsɛntə/ noun
plural placentas
placenta
/pləˈsɛntə/
noun
plural placentas
Learner's definition of PLACENTA
[count] medical
: the organ in mammals that forms inside the mother's uterus, nourishes the unborn baby, and is pushed out of the mother after the birth of the baby胎盘

— placental

/pləˈsɛntl̟/ adjective, always used before a noun
BNC: 21927 COCA: 19963

placenta

noun

pla·​cen·​ta plə-ˈsen-tə How to pronounce placenta (audio)
plural placentas or placentae plə-ˈsen-(ˌ)tē How to pronounce placenta (audio)
1
: the vascular organ in mammals except monotremes and marsupials that unites the fetus to the maternal uterus and mediates its metabolic exchanges through a more or less intimate association of uterine mucosal with chorionic and usually allantoic tissues
also : an analogous organ in another animal
2
: a sporangium-bearing surface
especially : the part of the carpel bearing ovules

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Here again, the Rimac is unexpectedly normal-sized—as compared to the placenta-like fit of the Aston Martin Valkyrie, for example. Dan Neil, WSJ, 26 Aug. 2022 The university's Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee June report said the pregnant female died overnight after its placenta ruptured while in labor. Rob O'dell, The Arizona Republic, 17 Aug. 2022 She had been previously been put on bed rest and subsequently hospitalized due to excessive bleeding from her placenta. Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 4 Aug. 2022 The virus may also pass to a fetus through the placenta. Virginia Langmaid, CNN, 5 Aug. 2022 The antibodies from the vaccine have been shown to transfer through the placenta. Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 4 Aug. 2022 Pregnant people can also spread the virus to a fetus through the placenta. The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2022 Pregnant people can spread monkeypox to their fetus through the placenta. Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 21 July 2022 Pregnant women face a higher risk of severe illness from a coronavirus infection, and recent research has shown that the virus can attack and destroy the placenta, leading to stillbirth. NBC News, 15 Feb. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, flat cake, from Greek plakoenta, accusative of plakoeis, from plak-, plax flat surface — more at fluke

First Known Use

1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of placenta was in 1638
BNC: 21927 COCA: 19963

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