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transplacental
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transplacental /trans·pla·cen·tal/ (-plah-sen´tal) through the placenta.
trans·pla·cen·tal (trnspl-sntl)
adj.
Relating to or involving passage through or across the placenta.
transpla·cental·ly adv.
transplacental
[trans′pləsen′təl]
Etymology: L, trans + placenta, flat cake
across or through the placenta, specifically in reference to the exchange of nutrients, waste products, and other material between the developing fetus and the mother.
transplacental [trans″plah-sen´tal]
through the placenta.
transplacental
through the placenta.
transplacental
adjective Relating to the passage from the mother into a fetus via the placental circulation
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3) reported an apparent case of transplacentally or perinatally transmitted congenital babesiosis.
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