placentation
English
noun
Definitions
- (biology) The local fusion of the embryonic stage of an animal to its parent for physiological exchange to promote the growth and development of the young; involves a placenta in non-egglaying mammals.
Etymology
Suffix from English placenta.
Origin
English
placenta
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- malplacentation English
- placenta English
- placental English
- placentary English
- placentiferous English
- placentiform English
- placentitis English
- placentome English
- pseudoplacenta English
- subplacenta English
- placenta uterina Latin