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placenta

pla·cen·ta
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pluh-sen-tuh]
    • /pləˈsɛn tə/
    • /pləˈsen.tə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pluh-sen-tuh]
    • /pləˈsɛn tə/

Definitions of placenta word

  • noun plural placenta Anatomy, Zoology. the organ in most mammals, formed in the lining of the uterus by the union of the uterine mucous membrane with the membranes of the fetus, that provides for the nourishment of the fetus and the elimination of its waste products. 1
  • noun plural placenta Botany. the part of the ovary of flowering plants that bears the ovules. (in ferns and related plants) the tissue giving rise to sporangia. 1
  • noun placenta organ that nourishes unborn baby 1
  • countable noun placenta The placenta is the mass of veins and tissue inside the womb of a pregnant woman or animal, which the unborn baby is attached to. 0
  • noun placenta the vascular organ formed in the uterus during pregnancy, consisting of both maternal and embryonic tissues and providing oxygen and nutrients for the fetus and transfer of waste products from the fetal to the maternal blood circulation 0
  • noun placenta the corresponding organ or part in certain mammals 0

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Origin of placenta

First appearance:

before 1670
One of the 47% oldest English words
1670-80; < New Latin: something having a flat, circular form, Latin: a cake < Greek plakóenta, accusative of plakóeis flat cake, derivative of pláx (genitive plakós) flat

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Parts of speech for Placenta

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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placenta popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for placenta

noun placenta

  • afterbirth — the placenta and fetal membranes expelled from the uterus after the birth of the offspring
  • amnia — Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
  • amnion — the innermost of two membranes enclosing an embryonic reptile, bird, or mammal
  • bag of waters — a fluid-filled membranous sac in the pregnant uterus that encloses and cushions the fetus, normally breaking at or just before the time of birth; the amnion.

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