placentas
- plural of placenta.
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Placentas can be turned into wound dressings, including surgical grafts and bandages for people who have had ocular surgery.
From The New Yorker • May 7, 2019
Placentas make viral proteins, and scientists have found that some types, known as syncytins, fuse together placental cells, a crucial step in fetal development.
From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2017
