Placenta
noun
An organ in most pregnant mammals, including humans, that links the mother and baby for food and oxygen supply.
During pregnancy, the placenta provides the baby with nutrients and oxygen.
Often appears as...
- placenta delivery
- placenta previa
noun
A round, flat piece of cake or bread.
In some regions, the term 'placenta' is used to describe a specific type of flatbread.
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Colloquial
noun
An organ in most pregnant mammals, including humans, that links the mother and baby for food and oxygen supply.
During pregnancy, the placenta provides the baby with nutrients and oxygen.
Often appears as...
- placenta delivery
- placenta previa
noun
A round, flat piece of cake or bread.
In some regions, the term 'placenta' is used to describe a specific type of flatbread.
Usage tips
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/3Critical Function
The placenta is vital for fetal development, as it nourishes and removes waste.
If the placenta is not functioning properly, the baby's growth could be affected.
Pro Tip 2/3Delivery Mention
After childbirth, the placenta is also delivered; this is called the third stage of labor.
The doctors ensured the placenta was fully delivered after the baby's birth.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Complications
Placenta previa and accreta are conditions that can cause serious pregnancy complications.
Her ultrasound revealed placenta previa, so she might need a C-section.
Pro Tip 1/3Critical Function
The placenta is vital for fetal development, as it nourishes and removes waste.
If the placenta is not functioning properly, the baby's growth could be affected.
Pro Tip 2/3Delivery Mention
After childbirth, the placenta is also delivered; this is called the third stage of labor.
The doctors ensured the placenta was fully delivered after the baby's birth.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Complications
Placenta previa and accreta are conditions that can cause serious pregnancy complications.
Her ultrasound revealed placenta previa, so she might need a C-section.
Pro Tip 1/3Critical Function
The placenta is vital for fetal development, as it nourishes and removes waste.
If the placenta is not functioning properly, the baby's growth could be affected.
Pro Tip 2/3Delivery Mention
After childbirth, the placenta is also delivered; this is called the third stage of labor.
The doctors ensured the placenta was fully delivered after the baby's birth.
Pro Tip 3/3Potential Complications
Placenta previa and accreta are conditions that can cause serious pregnancy complications.
Her ultrasound revealed placenta previa, so she might need a C-section.
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The surprising effects...
leaving less iron and other nutrients for the mother. The heart has to work extra hard to pump all this blood through the body and placenta. A pregnant woman’s heart rate increases, but we don’t fully understand how blood pressure changes in a healthy pregnancy— an important area of research,
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How in vitro fertilizatio...
to implant firmly into the endometrium, the inner lining of the uterus. Once implanted, the cells that are to become the placenta secrete a hormone that signals to the ovulated follicle that there is a pregnancy in the uterus. This helps rescue that follicle, now called the corpus luteum,
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The three different ways...
Its placenta, a solid disk of blood-rich tissue, attaches to the wall of the uterus to support the developing embryo. The placenta is what keeps the calf alive during pregnancy. Directly connected to the mother's blood supply, it funnels nutrients and oxygen straight into the calf's body
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Tyrone Hayes + Penelope...
And I believe, many scientists believe that pesticides are an important part of that decline. In part, amphibians are good indicators and more sensitive because they don't have protection from contaminants in the water -- no eggshells, no membranes and no placenta.
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Why do blood types...
her body will produce Rh antibodies that may cross the placenta and attack the fetus, a condition known as hemolytic disease of the newborn. Some cultures believe blood type to be associated with personality, though this is not supported by science.
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How do pregnancy tests...
As the pregnancy progresses, HCG supports the formation of the placenta, which transfers nutrients from mother to fetus. The test starts when urine is applied to the exposed end of the strip. As the fluid travels up the absorbent fibers,
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Safari Live - Day 284 PIPE...
drink until they're full but water is very important for all mammals we were born in a placenta surrounded by water and we are completely dependent on it to for the rest of our lives there are only a few mammal species in the world that
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The Harp Seal's Race...
So you see down here, there is this blood trail. It leads to this. Now this looks like death it is not, this is life, this is the placenta. But it is not actually frozen yet. That means that somewhere around here,
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Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
placenta coming out the buffalo herd is staying very vigilant around this female unbelievable I've never ever seen anything like this in my life oh look at those hooves sorry that they have the Buffalo moving
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Caring for maternal...
passed and my placenta still isn't budging I'm nursing Grace when they gather around massaging my stomach to help the uterus contract gently tugging at my umbilical cord finally the Midwife calls for
Video examples
The surprising effects...
leaving less iron and other nutrients for the mother. The heart has to work extra hard to pump all this blood through the body and placenta. A pregnant woman’s heart rate increases, but we don’t fully understand how blood pressure changes in a healthy pregnancy— an important area of research,
Video examples
How in vitro fertilizatio...
to implant firmly into the endometrium, the inner lining of the uterus. Once implanted, the cells that are to become the placenta secrete a hormone that signals to the ovulated follicle that there is a pregnancy in the uterus. This helps rescue that follicle, now called the corpus luteum,
Video examples
The three different ways...
Its placenta, a solid disk of blood-rich tissue, attaches to the wall of the uterus to support the developing embryo. The placenta is what keeps the calf alive during pregnancy. Directly connected to the mother's blood supply, it funnels nutrients and oxygen straight into the calf's body
Video examples
Tyrone Hayes + Penelope...
And I believe, many scientists believe that pesticides are an important part of that decline. In part, amphibians are good indicators and more sensitive because they don't have protection from contaminants in the water -- no eggshells, no membranes and no placenta.
Video examples
Why do blood types...
her body will produce Rh antibodies that may cross the placenta and attack the fetus, a condition known as hemolytic disease of the newborn. Some cultures believe blood type to be associated with personality, though this is not supported by science.
Video examples
How do pregnancy tests...
As the pregnancy progresses, HCG supports the formation of the placenta, which transfers nutrients from mother to fetus. The test starts when urine is applied to the exposed end of the strip. As the fluid travels up the absorbent fibers,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 284 PIPE...
drink until they're full but water is very important for all mammals we were born in a placenta surrounded by water and we are completely dependent on it to for the rest of our lives there are only a few mammal species in the world that
Video examples
The Harp Seal's Race...
So you see down here, there is this blood trail. It leads to this. Now this looks like death it is not, this is life, this is the placenta. But it is not actually frozen yet. That means that somewhere around here,
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Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
placenta coming out the buffalo herd is staying very vigilant around this female unbelievable I've never ever seen anything like this in my life oh look at those hooves sorry that they have the Buffalo moving
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Caring for maternal...
passed and my placenta still isn't budging I'm nursing Grace when they gather around massaging my stomach to help the uterus contract gently tugging at my umbilical cord finally the Midwife calls for
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Sameera Reddy
I had placenta previa, which had me on bed rest for almost four to five months after the pregnancy. I just started putting on weight and falling into some kind of place in my head because it went from shows, award functions and a glamorous lifestyle to just not being able to handle what pregnancy was doing to me.
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Sam Kean
American Writer
Most people, even most doctors, learn that the placenta is a nice, tight seal that prevents anything in the mother's body from invading the fetus, and vice-versa. That's mostly true. But the placenta doesn't seal off the baby perfectly, and every so often, something slips across.
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Darin Strauss
American Writer
Conjoined twins are identical siblings who develop one placenta out of a single fertilised ovum. No cases of conjoined triplets or quadruplets have been documented.
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Sam Kean
American Writer
In 'The Violinist's Thumb,' I talk about the poignancy of cells leaking across the placenta into both the mother and the child.
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Brooke Burke
American Model
A lot of cultures believe you take the placenta and you bury it and plant something.
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John Berger
English Artist
The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.
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Bethenny Frankel
American Businesswoman
I've always been told I have a giant placenta.
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Sameera Reddy
I had placenta previa, which had me on bed rest for almost four to five months after the pregnancy. I just started putting on weight and falling into some kind of place in my head because it went from shows, award functions and a glamorous lifestyle to just not being able to handle what pregnancy was doing to me.
Quote examples
Sam Kean
American Writer
Most people, even most doctors, learn that the placenta is a nice, tight seal that prevents anything in the mother's body from invading the fetus, and vice-versa. That's mostly true. But the placenta doesn't seal off the baby perfectly, and every so often, something slips across.
Quote examples
Darin Strauss
American Writer
Conjoined twins are identical siblings who develop one placenta out of a single fertilised ovum. No cases of conjoined triplets or quadruplets have been documented.
Quote examples
Sam Kean
American Writer
In 'The Violinist's Thumb,' I talk about the poignancy of cells leaking across the placenta into both the mother and the child.
Quote examples
Brooke Burke
American Model
A lot of cultures believe you take the placenta and you bury it and plant something.
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John Berger
English Artist
The past grows gradually around one, like a placenta for dying.
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Bethenny Frankel
American Businesswoman
I've always been told I have a giant placenta.
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