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Placenta

The vascular appendage which connects the fetus with the parent, and is cast off in parturition with the afterbirth.

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Afterbirth 76% connected

The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected, and which come away after delivery.

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Placental 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the placenta; having, or characterized by having, a placenta; as, a placental mammal.

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Placental 74% connected

Of or pertaining to the placenta; having, or characterized by having, a placenta; as, a placental mammal.

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Caul 70% connected

A covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a net.

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Veil 70% connected

Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view, and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen, usually of gauze, crape, or similar…

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Ovary 70% connected

That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower.

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Uterus 70% connected

The organ of a female mammal in which the young are developed previous to birth; the womb.

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Womb 70% connected

The belly; the abdomen.

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