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placental

British  
/ pləˈsɛntəl /

adjective

  1. (esp of animals) having a placenta See also eutherian

    placental mammals

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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 • May 12, 2025

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 • Feb. 10, 2025

"Human placental tissue is the only way to obtain meaningful results on the transport and effect of nanoparticles," says the Empa researcher.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

However, some substances, such as environmental estrogens can pass through the placental barrier and are suspected of being associated with various diseases.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

There had been bleeding; if she could have afforded an examination, a doctor would have found signs of placental abruption.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

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