placental
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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In the absence of other competing placental mammals, these rodents have diversified over roughly five million years into a surprising array of distinct forms and species.
From Science Daily
She said: "I later found out that an accident is one of the main causes of a placental abruption. Which is how we actually lost our son. They didn't listen at all."
From BBC
The court heard that in all three cases the mothers suffered a placental abruption, a serious condition in which the placenta starts to come away from the wall of the womb.
From BBC
When he got there, everything was fine, except that her baby, he discovered, was one of two wriggling black mounds covered by swarms of black flies, which were "devouring the remnants of the placental membranes."
From Salon
This so-called placental barrier offers the unborn child a certain degree of protection against pathogens or harmful substances.
From Science Daily
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