placenta

Example Sentences

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"They've given me the medicines and insulin I need for the health of baby and the placenta."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Baby Alissa suffered severe brain damage due to a lack of oxygen caused by the placenta coming away from the womb wall.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Evolution repurposed ancient infections into essential parts of human biology, including the placenta and adaptive immunity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

They have already been detected in breast milk and in the placenta -- and even in the brain.

From Science Daily • Dec. 22, 2025

It turned out to be placenta, and washed off.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides