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placentopoiesis

placentopoiesis noun: the formation and development of the placenta.

Noun

placentopoiesis (uncountable)

  1. The formation and development of the placenta

Origin of placentopoiesis

From placento- + -poiesis.

Questions about placentopoiesis

What does placentopoiesis mean?
Placentopoiesis means the formation and development of the placenta.
What part of speech is placentopoiesis?
Placentopoiesis is a noun.

Words near placentopoiesis in the dictionary

  1. placentone
  2. placentophagia
  3. placentophagic
  4. placentophagous
  5. placentophagy
  6. placentopoiesis
  7. placentoside
  8. placentotrophic
  9. placentotrophy
  10. placepot
  11. placepots

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