About The Medical Condition Placenta
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Placenta
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What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Placenta?
A highly vascular fetal organ through which the fetus absorbs oxygen and other nutrients and excretes carbon dioxide and other wastes. It begins to form about the eighth day of gestation when the blastocyst adheres to the DECIDUA.
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