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placenta

noun as in bag of waters

noun as in membrane

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She was carrying an unknown number of human placentas in a plastic bag when she was picked up, according to the police.

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“Vaccinating during pregnancy is incredibly helpful, because moms can make the antibodies and transfer those antibodies across the placenta,” Singh said.

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He also uploaded a shot of Vick's placenta, alongside images appearing to show the organ being de-hydrated and turned into pills.

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No face is visible in the images and one showed a naked woman with a placenta between her legs, with an umbilical cord still attached to it.

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The vaccines also help newborns, as antibodies generated by the mom-to-be cross the placenta, and can protect the newborn for a certain number of months, she said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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