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placenta

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Pronunciation: /pləˈsɛntə/

placenta

Definition

The organ that nourishes the developing fetus in the uterus.

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CVP

safingol

FK463

efavirenz

mortality

alpha-adrenergic antagonist

carrier oil

Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

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Spiriva

OvaRex

autologous GM-CSF-secreting lethally irradiated lung cancer vaccine

camsirubicin

histone-lysine N-methyltransferase EZH2 inhibitor GSK2816126

iron isomaltoside 1000

Reblozyl

Mekinist

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LD

compound heterozygosity

double heterozygosity

family cancer syndrome

multigene panel test

genetic screening

predisposing mutation

haplotype

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