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      placentation
      noun
      arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary
      the formation of the placenta in the uterus
      Roots
      plakousplacent- · Greek · flat cake (placenta, from Greek plakous)atio-ation · Latin · process/state of
      Words related to placentation
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