placenta
The vascular organ in mammals except monotremes and marsupials that unites the fetus to the maternal uterus and mediates its metabolic exchanges through a more or less intimate association of uterine mucosal with chorionic and usually allantoic tissues; also: an analogous organ in another animal.
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Source attestations
| Source | Label / path | Assertions | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREGO | placenta | 3 | TAXON |
Broader habitats
- internal female genital organ
BTO:0003099
Associated taxa
| Taxon | Source | Rank | Pool | Corroborated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brucella melitensis ADMAS-G1 NCBITaxon:1351836 |
PREGO | 1 | 3 | |
Listeria monocytogenes NCBITaxon:1639 |
PREGO | 2 | 3 | |
Metamycoplasma hominis NCBITaxon:2098 |
PREGO | 3 | 3 |
Also called
- placental
- placentas