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periplacental

periplacental adjective: surrounding or near the placenta.

Adjective

periplacental (not comparable)

  1. Surrounding or near the placenta.
    • periplacental hemorrhage in abruptio placentae

Origin of periplacental

From peri- + placental or peri- + placenta + -al.

Questions about periplacental

What does periplacental mean?
Periplacental means surrounding or near the placenta.
What part of speech is periplacental?
Periplacental is an adjective.

Words near periplacental in the dictionary

  1. periphytic
  2. periphytivore
  3. periphytivores
  4. periphyton
  5. periphytons
  6. periplacental
  7. periplakin
  8. periplanar
  9. periplanone
  10. periplanones
  11. periplaque

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