placentation
(noun) arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary
placentation
(noun) the formation of the placenta in the uterus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
placentation (countable and uncountable, plural placentations)
(biology) The local fusion of the embryonic stage of an animal to its parent for physiological exchange to promote the growth and development of the young; involves a placenta in non-egglaying mammals.
Source: Wiktionary
Plac`en*ta"tion, n.
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The mode of formation of the placenta in different animals; as, the placentation of mammals.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: The mode in which the placenta is arranged or composed; as, axile placentation; parietal placentation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
