Placental
adjective
Related to the placenta, the organ in the womb of a pregnant mammal that provides nourishment for the fetus.
In placental mammals, the fetus obtains nutrients from the mother's blood through the placenta.
Often appears as...
- placental mammal
- placental barrier
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A mammal that develops a placenta to provide nutrients to the fetus.
Humans are placental mammals, just like dogs and cats.
Often appears as...
- placental mammals
- placental development
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Related to the placenta, the organ in the womb of a pregnant mammal that provides nourishment for the fetus.
In placental mammals, the fetus obtains nutrients from the mother's blood through the placenta.
Often appears as...
- placental mammal
- placental barrier
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A mammal that develops a placenta to provide nutrients to the fetus.
Humans are placental mammals, just like dogs and cats.
Often appears as...
- placental mammals
- placental development
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Use 'placental' when discussing pregnancy or fetal development in medical or biological terms.
Placental insufficiency is a serious condition that requires medical attention.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Usage
'Placental' is a technical term often used by healthcare providers or scientists.
The doctor explained the placental function during the pregnancy check-up.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Function
'Placental' refers specifically to something concerning the function or structure of the placenta.
There's extensive research on placental hormones during the first trimester.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Use 'placental' when discussing pregnancy or fetal development in medical or biological terms.
Placental insufficiency is a serious condition that requires medical attention.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Usage
'Placental' is a technical term often used by healthcare providers or scientists.
The doctor explained the placental function during the pregnancy check-up.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Function
'Placental' refers specifically to something concerning the function or structure of the placenta.
There's extensive research on placental hormones during the first trimester.
Pro Tip 1/3Medical Context
Use 'placental' when discussing pregnancy or fetal development in medical or biological terms.
Placental insufficiency is a serious condition that requires medical attention.
Pro Tip 2/3Technical Usage
'Placental' is a technical term often used by healthcare providers or scientists.
The doctor explained the placental function during the pregnancy check-up.
Pro Tip 3/3Specific Function
'Placental' refers specifically to something concerning the function or structure of the placenta.
There's extensive research on placental hormones during the first trimester.
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Four billion years of...
You can prove it just as easily. You just need to look at your bellybutton that you share with other placental mammals, or your backbone that you share with other vertebrates, or your DNA that you share with all other life on earth. Those traits didn't pop up in humans.
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way art how fantastic was that that was alive ladies gentlemen I initiate there you can see she's busy licking her she will lick the baby get all of that placental juice and fluid off of her it's also important because the the
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The three different ways...
Whether placental, marsupial, or monotreme, each of these creatures and its unique birthing methods, however bizarre, have succeeded for many millennia in bringing new life and diversity into the mammal kingdom.
Video examples
Four billion years of...
You can prove it just as easily. You just need to look at your bellybutton that you share with other placental mammals, or your backbone that you share with other vertebrates, or your DNA that you share with all other life on earth. Those traits didn't pop up in humans.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 121 PIPE...
way art how fantastic was that that was alive ladies gentlemen I initiate there you can see she's busy licking her she will lick the baby get all of that placental juice and fluid off of her it's also important because the the
Video examples
The three different ways...
Whether placental, marsupial, or monotreme, each of these creatures and its unique birthing methods, however bizarre, have succeeded for many millennia in bringing new life and diversity into the mammal kingdom.
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