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Placenta vs Afterpain - What's the difference?

placenta | afterpain |


As nouns the difference between placenta and afterpain

is that placenta is (anatomy) a vascular organ in mammals, except monotremes and marsupials, present only in the female during gestation it supplies food and oxygen from the mother to the foetus, and passes back waste it is implanted in the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord it is expelled after birth while afterpain is (pathology|often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta).

Placenta vs Chorioangioma - What's the difference?

placenta | chorioangioma |


As nouns the difference between placenta and chorioangioma

is that placenta is (anatomy) a vascular organ in mammals, except monotremes and marsupials, present only in the female during gestation it supplies food and oxygen from the mother to the foetus, and passes back waste it is implanted in the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord it is expelled after birth while chorioangioma is a common angioma of the placenta.

Placenta vs Retroplacental - What's the difference?

placenta | retroplacental |


In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between placenta and retroplacental

is that placenta is (anatomy) a vascular organ in mammals, except monotremes and marsupials, present only in the female during gestation it supplies food and oxygen from the mother to the foetus, and passes back waste it is implanted in the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord it is expelled after birth while retroplacental is (anatomy) between the placenta and myometrium.

As a noun placenta

is (anatomy) a vascular organ in mammals, except monotremes and marsupials, present only in the female during gestation it supplies food and oxygen from the mother to the foetus, and passes back waste it is implanted in the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord it is expelled after birth.

As an adjective retroplacental is

(anatomy) between the placenta and myometrium.

Placenta vs Ergometrine - What's the difference?

placenta | ergometrine |


As nouns the difference between placenta and ergometrine

is that placenta is a vascular organ in mammals, except monotremes and marsupials, present only in the female during gestation. It supplies food and oxygen from the mother to the foetus, and passes back waste. It is implanted in the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth while ergometrine is an ergoline (and lysergamide) derivative, one of the primary ergot and morning glory alkaloids, chemically similar to LSD and used in medicine to facilitate delivery of the placenta and to prevent bleeding after childbirth.

Placenta vs Placentophagy - What's the difference?

placenta | placentophagy |


As nouns the difference between placenta and placentophagy

is that placenta is (anatomy) a vascular organ in mammals, except monotremes and marsupials, present only in the female during gestation it supplies food and oxygen from the mother to the foetus, and passes back waste it is implanted in the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord it is expelled after birth while placentophagy is (rare) the feeding on placenta.

Placenta vs Chorioallantois - What's the difference?

placenta | chorioallantois |


In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between placenta and chorioallantois

is that placenta is (anatomy) a vascular organ in mammals, except monotremes and marsupials, present only in the female during gestation it supplies food and oxygen from the mother to the foetus, and passes back waste it is implanted in the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord it is expelled after birth while chorioallantois is (anatomy) the vascular extraembryonic membrane, formed by the fusion of the allantois and the chorion, that makes up the placenta in most mammals; the chorioallantoic membrane.

As nouns the difference between placenta and chorioallantois

is that placenta is (anatomy) a vascular organ in mammals, except monotremes and marsupials, present only in the female during gestation it supplies food and oxygen from the mother to the foetus, and passes back waste it is implanted in the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord it is expelled after birth while chorioallantois is (anatomy) the vascular extraembryonic membrane, formed by the fusion of the allantois and the chorion, that makes up the placenta in most mammals; the chorioallantoic membrane.

Placenta vs Fetoplacental - What's the difference?

placenta | fetoplacental |


As a noun placenta

is a vascular organ in mammals, except monotremes and marsupials, present only in the female during gestation. It supplies food and oxygen from the mother to the foetus, and passes back waste. It is implanted in the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth.

As an adjective fetoplacental is

of or pertaining to both the fetus and the placenta.

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