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placenta

An organ in the uterus of a mammal that develops from the chorion of an embryo during gestation. The placenta is connected to an unborn child by the umbilical cord. The placenta provides oxygen, nutrients, and antibodies for a fetus. Following birth the placenta and umbilical cord are naturally expelled from the uterus as the "after birth. "

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