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placenta [plə'sentə] adj.
gen. łożysko n
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placenta [plə'sentə] adj.
med. The sac-shaped organ that develops in the uterus of a pregnant woman. The placenta provides the fetus with oxygen and nutrients and takes away wastes, such as carbon dioxide, via the umbilical cord.