placenta en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [pʰl̥əˈsɛntʰə]
- [pʰl̥əˈsɪ̟ntʰə] Southern US, Appalachia, African-American Vernacular, pin–pen merger
- /pləˈsɛntə/
- /pləˈsɪntə/ Southern US, Appalachia, African-American Vernacular, pin–pen merger
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin placenta (literally “flat cake”), an ellipsis of phrases such as placenta uterī (literally “womb cake”) and placenta uterīna (literally “uterine cake”), because of the flat round shape of the afterbirth. Doublet of palacsinta and palatschinke.
Meanings
- An organ in most mammals during gestation that supplies food and oxygen to the foetus and passes back waste. It is on the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth.
- In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| placentas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| placentae | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
amnion · chorion · amnio- · chorio-
Deriveds
placento- · placenta praevia · placentome · placentary · placentiform · placentiferous · subplacenta · pseudoplacenta · placenta cake · placentation · placentitis · placental
Synonyms
trophosperm · clean · afterbirth · glean
Translations (118)
ja 胞衣 (anatomy: placenta) · kk жолдас (anatomy: placenta) · bg плаце́нта (anatomy: placenta) · sl posteljica (anatomy: placenta) · lo ແຫ່ (anatomy: placenta) · gl placenta (anatomy: placenta) · ko 태반 (anatomy: placenta) · pl łożysko (anatomy: placenta) · nv awééʼ biyaałáí (anatomy: placenta) · kk ұрықжолдас (anatomy: placenta) · fo eftirferð (anatomy: placenta) · sh plàcēnta (anatomy: placenta) · ro placentă (anatomy: placenta) · ga slánú (anatomy: placenta) · ka პლაცენტა (anatomy: placenta) · az ətənə (anatomy: placenta) · et platsenta (anatomy: placenta) · ky тон (anatomy: placenta) · th รก (anatomy: placenta) · mk плацента (anatomy: placenta) · be плацэ́нта (anatomy: placenta) · bn অমরা (anatomy: placenta) · ar سُخْد (anatomy: placenta) · ps اباڼه (anatomy: placenta) · sh pȍsteljica (anatomy: placenta) · ro placentă (botany) · sq placentë (anatomy: placenta) · ja 胎盤 (anatomy: placenta) · az cift (anatomy: placenta) · hi अपरा (anatomy: placenta) · az plasenta (anatomy: placenta) · nl moederkoek (anatomy: placenta) · ta நஞ்சுக்கொடி (anatomy: placenta) · grc χόριον (anatomy: placenta) · ps انول (anatomy: placenta) · fa جفت جنین (anatomy: placenta) · yue 胎盤 /胎盘 (anatomy: placenta) · ky чөп (anatomy: placenta) · sh по̏стељица (anatomy: placenta) · war inulnan (anatomy: placenta) · tr döl eşi (anatomy: placenta) · sv placenta (anatomy: placenta) · fo fitilókur (anatomy: placenta) · hi खेड़ी (anatomy: placenta) · lv placenta (anatomy: placenta) · bcl inulnan (anatomy: placenta) · tr plasenta (anatomy: placenta) · mi ewe (anatomy: placenta) · ru плаце́нта (anatomy: placenta) · de Plazenta (anatomy: placenta) · fa جفت (anatomy: placenta) · ast placenta (anatomy: placenta) · uk плаце́нта (anatomy: placenta) · hy ընկերք (anatomy: placenta) · lo ສະຫະຊາດ (anatomy: placenta) · ug ئەش (anatomy: placenta) · gl placenta (botany) · sv moderkaka (anatomy: placenta) · sa अमरा (anatomy: placenta) · fo fylgi (anatomy: placenta) · el πλακούντας (anatomy: placenta) · xal киисн (anatomy: placenta) · ru после́д (anatomy: placenta) · fo móðurkøka (anatomy: placenta) · mi rehuwhāereere (anatomy: placenta) · fa همراه (anatomy: placenta) · ca placenta (anatomy: placenta) · is fylgja (anatomy: placenta) · tr etene (anatomy: placenta) · hi गर्भनाल (anatomy: placenta) · cs plodové lůžko (anatomy: placenta) · pt placenta (anatomy: placenta) · sk placenta (anatomy: placenta) · cs placenta (anatomy: placenta) · ar خَلَاص (anatomy: placenta) · kmr hevalbiçûk (anatomy: placenta) · nn morkake (anatomy: placenta) · nl placenta (anatomy: placenta) · vi thực giá noãn (anatomy: placenta) · te మాయ (anatomy: placenta) · ar مَشِيمَة (anatomy: placenta) · ru семяно́сец (botany) · hi पुरइन (anatomy: placenta) · fi istukka (anatomy: placenta) · is legkaka (anatomy: placenta) · tg ҳамроҳак (anatomy: placenta) · ur آن٘وَل (anatomy: placenta) · ms uri (anatomy: placenta) · hi बीजांडासन (anatomy: placenta) · nb morkake (anatomy: placenta) · my အချင်း (anatomy: placenta) · hi आंवल (anatomy: placenta) · sw zingizi (anatomy: placenta) · hu méhlepény (anatomy: placenta) · lt placenta (anatomy: placenta) · es placenta (anatomy: placenta) · tg ҳамроҳ (anatomy: placenta) · fr placenta (anatomy: placenta) · uz yoʻldosh (anatomy: placenta) · da moderkage (anatomy: placenta) · tl inunan (anatomy: placenta) · he שִׁלְיָה (anatomy: placenta) · fa مشیمه (anatomy: placenta) · km សុក (anatomy: placenta) · de Mutterkuchen (anatomy: placenta) · ks شِکَم (anatomy: placenta) · sh пла̀це̄нта (anatomy: placenta) · cmn 胎盤 /胎盘 (anatomy: placenta) · fo eftirburður (anatomy: placenta) · vi nhau thai (anatomy: placenta) · ca placenta (botany) · ja 後産 (anatomy: placenta) · ms plasenta (anatomy: placenta) · duo enyanan (anatomy: placenta) · it placenta (anatomy: placenta) · es placenta (botany) · vi nhau (anatomy: placenta) · te జరాయువు (anatomy: placenta)