Medical Definition of Placenta circumvallata

1. A cup-shaped placenta with raised edges, having a thick, round, white, opaque ring around its periphery; a portion of the decidua separates the margin of the placenta from its chorionic plate; the remainder of the chorionic surface is normal in appearance, but the foetal vessels are limited in their course across the placenta by the ring. See: placenta marginata, placenta reflexa. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Placenta Circumvallata

placemat
placemats
placemen
placement
placement center
placement office
placement test
placements
placename
placenames
placenta
placenta accreta
placenta accreta vera
placenta biloba
placenta bipartita
placenta circumvallata (current term)
placenta diffusa
placenta dimidiata
placenta duplex
placenta extrachorales
placenta fenestrata
placenta gonadotropin
placenta increta
placenta marginata
placenta membranacea
placenta multiloba
placenta multipartita
placenta panduraformis
placenta percreta
placenta praevia

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