placenta

• Существительное, обозначающее структуру у цветковых растений, где развиваются семязачатки, или сосудистый орган в матке большинства млекопитающих, который снабжает развивающийся плод кислородом и питательными веществами и удаляет отходы.

A noun referring to a structure in flowering plants where ovules develop, or the vascular organ in the uterus of most mammals that supplies oxygen and nutrients to and removes waste from the developing fetus.

1. Botanical structureC1formalscientific

   The part of the ovary of a flowering plant where the ovules develop and are attached.

   Плацента (ботаническая)

   • The ovules are attached to the placenta within the ovary.
   • In some plants, the placenta is located along the ovary wall.
   • The development of seeds begins at the placenta.

2. Mammalian organB2formalmedical

   The vascular organ in the uterus of most mammals that supplies oxygen and nutrients to the developing fetus and removes waste products.

   Плацента

   • The placenta connects the mother's blood supply to the fetus.
   • After birth, the placenta is expelled from the uterus.
   • Doctors monitor the health of the placenta during pregnancy.

   Synonymsafterbirth