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placenta
The sac-shaped organ that develops in the uterus of a pregnant woman. The placenta provides the fetus with oxygen and nutrients and takes away wastes, such as carbon dioxide, via the umbilical cord.
- Kalbos dalis: noun
- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Health care
- Category: AIDS prevention & treatment
- Company: National Library of Medicine
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