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Noun: placentation  `pla-sun'tey-shun
  1. The formation of the placenta in the uterus
     
  2. Arrangement of the ovules in the placenta and of the placentas in the ovary

Derived forms: placentations

Type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process, reproductive structure

Encyclopedia: Placentation