Placenta
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highly vascularized mammalian fetal-maternal organ and major site of transport of oxygen, nutrients, and fetal waste products; it includes a fetal portion, the chorionic villi, and a maternal portion, the decidua; the placenta produces an array of steroid, protein and peptide hormones.
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- The placenta is an organ within the uterus which acts as an exchange system between the mother and the baby.
- Yes eating the placenta is often seen as the thing to do, but you don't go chattering about it on national TV.
- However, during pregnancy the placenta is part of the mother, existing for the specific purpose of nourishing the baby until birth, after which it is expelled, ceasing to be part of the her.
- The placenta is a complex tissue and should not be envisioned as simple permiable membrane.
- ) According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, placenta is considered a powerful and sacred medicine, full of life force.
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