| placentation | <zoology> In mammals, the process of a placenta forming during gestation. <plant biology> In plants, the arrangement of placentas, and hence of ovules, within an ovary. (31 Dec 1997) |
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| placentiferous | <botany> Having or producing a placenta. Origin: Placenta. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| placentiform | <botany> Having the shape of a placenta, or circular thickened disk somewhat thinner about the middle. Origin: Placenta. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| placentitis | Inflammation of the placenta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| placentography | An obsolete term for radiography of the placenta following intrauterine injection of a radiopaque contrast medium. Origin: placenta + G. Grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| placentoma | An intrauterine mass of decidual tissue, probably the result of hyperplasia of decidual cells retained in the uterus. Synonym: placentoma. Loeb's deciduoma, mass of decidual tissue produced in the uterus, in the absence of a fertilised ovum, by means of mechanical or hormonal stimulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| placentotherapy | Therapeutic use of an extract of placental tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |