noun, feminine/plaˈθenta/plural: placentas
placenta
Related: placenta previa, placentario
Borrowed from New Latin placenta, from Latin placenta (“cake”), from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα (plakóenta), accusative of πλακόεις (plakóeis, “flat”).
/plaˈθenta/
placenta
Related: placenta previa, placentario
Borrowed from New Latin placenta, from Latin placenta (“cake”), from Ancient Greek πλακόεντα (plakóenta), accusative of πλακόεις (plakóeis, “flat”).