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placenta

[pluh-sen-tuh] / pləˈsɛn tə /


NOUN
membrane
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All newborns lack vitamin K. No matter how much vitamin K a mother consumes, it doesn’t sufficiently pass through the placenta, and breast milk contains only small amounts.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

"They've given me the medicines and insulin I need for the health of baby and the placenta."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Previous research has detected microplastics in nearly every organ, as well as in bodily fluids and even the placenta.

From Science Daily • Feb. 25, 2026

Late in her third trimester, doctors diagnosed her with placenta accreta, a potentially life-threatening condition in which the placenta grows too far into the wall of the uterus.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

He detected no respiratory infection but prescribed shots of liver and placenta extract, a novel therapy for weakened immune systems.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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