See Also: placental(dictionary)
placental(medicine)
placental lobes(medicine)
placental membrane(medicine)
placental plasmodium(medicine)
placental polyp(medicine)
placental presentation(medicine)
placental septa(medicine)
placental sign(medicine)
placental souffle(medicine)

placental (iou)



placental adjective & noun. L18.
[from PLACENTA + -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Anatomy, Botany, & Zoology. Of or pertaining to a placenta. L18.
Zoology. Designating a mammal characterized by the development of a true placenta (i.e. not a monotreme or a marsupial). M19.
b. noun. Zoology. A placental mammal, a eutherian. M19.