transplacental
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of transplacental
1925–30; trans- + placental ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“Currently it is unclear if COVID-19 can cross through the transplacental route to the fetus,” the college said, adding that in the limited research of infants born to mothers infected with COVID-19 published in peer-reviewed journals, none of the infants tested positive for the disease.
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