Placenta
Definitions
- An organ in most mammals during gestation that supplies food and oxygen to the foetus and passes back waste. It is on the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth.
- In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.
Equivalents
46 more languages
Catalàplacenta
Češtinaplacenta
Danskmoderkage
Ελληνικάπλακούντας
Suomiistukka
Gaeilgeslánú
Magyarméhlepény
Հայերենընկերք
Bahasa Indonesiasaudara
Italianoplacenta
ქართულიპლაცენტა
ភាសាខ្មែរសុក
한국어태반
Latinaplacenta uteri
Македонскиплацента
မြန်မာအချင်း
Portuguêsplacenta
Slovenščinaposteljica
தமிழ்நஞ்சுக்கொடி
ไทยรก
Tagaloginunan
اردوآنول
O'zbekchayoʻldosh
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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