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English word placenta comes from Ancient Greek πλάξ
πλάξ (Ancient Greek)
πλακόεις (Ancient Greek)
placenta (Latin)
(New Latin) : placenta. A flat cake.
placenta uterina (Malayalam)
placenta (English)
(anatomy) A vascular organ in mammals, except monotremes and marsupials, present only in the female during gestation. It supplies food and oxygen from the mother to the foetus, and passes back waste. It is implanted in the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth.. (botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules [...]