Placenta (disambiguation)
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The placenta is a human organ which provides nutrients to a developing embryo or foetus.
Placenta may also refer to:
Science
[edit]Biology
[edit]- Placentation for further information on placental formation
- Placentalia for further information on equivalent organs in non-human animals
Other uses
[edit]- Placenta (food), an ancient Roman foodstuff after which the organ was named
- Placenta, a 2018/2020 song by Tallah (No One Should Read This/Matriphagy)