Synonyms for placenta
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Noun
1. Afterbirth — an organ in most mammals during gestation that supplies food and oxygen to the foetus and passes back waste.…
afterbirth, clean, glean dated
Other
trophosperm dated, placentarium dated
Definitions
- n. 1
An organ in most mammals during gestation that supplies food and oxygen to the foetus and passes back waste. It is on the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth.
Related words
- Word family
- placental placentiferous
Forms
- Plural
- placentas → afterbirths, cleans, gleans, trophosperms…
Example sentences
- clean If Ted were here, he could help us clean our room.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| placenta | steady | |
| clean | rising | |
| afterbirth | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- clean1, glean1
- 10 letters
- afterbirth
- 11 letters
- trophosperm
- 12 letters
- placentarium
In other languages
- Français
- placenta