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PLACENTOME

\pləsˈɛntə͡ʊm], \pləsˈɛntə‍ʊm], \p_l_ə_s_ˈɛ_n_t_əʊ_m]\

Definitions of PLACENTOME

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A highly vascular fetal organ through which the fetus absorbs oxygen and other nutrients and excretes carbon dioxide and other wastes. It begins to form about the eighth day of gestation when the blastocyst adheres to the DECIDUA.

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