maternal placenta
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Related to maternal placenta: choriovitelline placenta
pars u·te·ri·'na pla·cen·'tae
the part of the placenta derived from the decidua basalis.
See also: placenta.
See also: placenta.
Synonym(s): maternal placenta, placenta uterina
maternal placenta
Etymology: L, maternus, motherhood, placenta, flat cake
the part of the placenta that develops from the decidua basalis of the uterus and is usually shed along with the fetal elements.
maternal placenta
A portion of the placenta that develops from the decidua basalis of the uterus.
See also: placenta