pla·cen·tal
plə-ˈsen-tᵊl 
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
In one study, birth weight declined 9% during a famine, placental weight declined 15%, and length at birth declined 2.5%.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 31 July 2025
Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2025
At first, doctors suspected the tumors might be linked to her difficult delivery, possibly a result of the placental rupture or even an infection.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 June 2025
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Adjective
Lungs expand and begin gas exchange, the circulatory system reroutes as placental shunts close, and the baby must regulate temperature and begin feeding.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
In one study, birth weight declined 9% during a famine, placental weight declined 15%, and length at birth declined 2.5%.
—Angela Haupt, Time, 31 July 2025
Noun
To discern whether a mammal had a placenta, a pouch, or something else entirely, researchers have to look at other placental mammals and compare features that do fossilize, for example, the teeth or the morphology of the body.
—Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 19 July 2025
At first, doctors suspected the tumors might be linked to her difficult delivery, possibly a result of the placental rupture or even an infection.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 25 June 2025
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“Placental.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/placental. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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