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Placenta
(Placentoma, Normal; Placentome)
A highly vascularized mammalian fetal-maternal organ and major site of transport of oxygen, nutrients, and fetal waste products. It includes a fetal portion (chorionic villi) derived from trophoblasts and a maternal portion (decidua) derived from the uterine endometrium. The placenta produces an array of steroid, protein and peptide hormones (placental hormones).
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 File:Human placenta baby side. commons.wikimedia.org |  Placenta en.wikipedia.org |  Placenta previa is a condition www.umm.edu |  The Twin Placenta pregnancy.about.com |
 On one side of the placenta, www.webmd.com |  The location of your placenta www.babycenter.com |  A partial placenta previa www.webmd.com |
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Wikipedia
Placenta accreta, Basal plate (placenta), Basal plate (neural tube), Basal plate, Acronicta increta, Psilogramma increta, Manual scavenging, Twin-scaling, Circumvallate placenta, Placenta disease
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