English Dictionary

placenta

IPA（発音記号）

/pləˈsɛntə/

名詞

(anatomy) An organ in most mammals during gestation that supplies food and oxygen to the foetus and passes back waste. It is on wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth.

日本語の意味

胎盤：妊娠中の哺乳類において、胎児に栄養分と酸素を供給し、老廃物を取り除く器官。子宮の壁に存在し、臍帯を通じて胎児と連絡しており、出産後に体外へ排出される器官。

After the delivery, the doctor examined the placenta for signs of infection or retained tissue.

出産後、医師は感染や残留組織の兆候がないか胎盤を検査した。

意味（1）

(anatomy) An organ in most mammals during gestation that supplies food and oxygen to the foetus and passes back waste. It is on wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth.

意味（2）

(botany) In flowering plants, the part of the ovary where ovules develop; in non-flowering plants where the spores develop.

placentae （ plural ）

placentas （ plural ）