placenta
noun [C] /pləˈsen.tə/
/-t̬ə/ (plural placentas, plural placentae /-tiː/ ) specializedDefinition
› the temporary organ that feeds a foetus (= developing baby) inside its mother's wombSexual and reproductive organs
(Definition of placenta noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- amniotic fluid noun
- cervix noun
- clitoris noun
- fallopian tube noun
- labia noun
- male organ noun
- mons Veneris noun
- ovule noun
- phallic adjective
- phallus noun
- scrotum noun
- sex organ noun
- testicle noun
- testicular adjective
- testis noun
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