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Definition of Placentation

1. Noun. The formation of the placenta in the uterus.

2. Noun. Arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary.

Definition of Placentation

1. n. The mode of formation of the placenta in different animals; as, the placentation of mammals.

Definition of Placentation

1. Noun. (biology) the local fusion of the embryonic stage of an animal to its parent for physiological exchange to promote the growth and development of the young; involves a placenta in non-egglaying mammals ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Placentation

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Medical Definition of Placentation

1. In mammals, the process of a placenta forming during gestation. In plants, the arrangement of placentas, and hence of ovules, within an ovary. (31 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Placentation

placental polyp placental presentation placental septa placental site trophoblastic tumour placental souffle placental stage of labour placental sulfatase deficiency placental thrombosis placental transfusion placentalia

placentals placentary placentas placentascan placentation (current term) placentations placentiferous placentiform placentious placentitis

placentography placentoma placentophagy placentotherapy placepot placepots placer placer miner placer mining

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