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uteroplacental

uteroplacental

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The connection between the womb and the placenta during pregnancy
  • adjective
  • /ˌjuːtərəʊpləˈseɪntl/
  • Specialized
: uteroplacentario
  • The study examined how uteroplacental blood flow affects fetal development.

Examples

  • Extravillous trophoblast invasion is highly regulated and is critical to establishing physiologic uteroplacental blood flow.

    Blog text (3)

  • The greatly increased risk of stillbirth in women with deficiencies of antithrombin, protein C, and protein S strongly suggests the possibility of uteroplacental insufficiency as a causative factor.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Uteroplacental blood flow and fetal growth

    Blog text (3)

  • This process of implantation is completed by the end of the second week, at which time there is "primitive uteroplacental circulation."

    Academic text (1990)

  • Doctors focused on uteroplacental interactions to improve pregnancy outcomes.

  • Research into uteroplacental connections can lead to better understanding of maternal health.

Surface Forms

uteroplacental positive

Morphology

uteroplacental = placental (transparent) = utero + placenta + al

Formed by prefixing the combining form 'utero-' (relating to the uterus) to 'placental' (relating to the placenta), so the meaning directly signals relation to both uterus and placenta in standard medical formation.

Etymology

The word uteroplacental combines utero- ('womb') and placenta ('organ that feeds the baby before birth'), so it describes how the mother's womb and placenta work together.