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noun the formation of the placenta in the uterus
noun arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary
originEtymology tree English placenta Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English placentation From placenta + -ation.
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