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BATTLEDORE PLACENTA

\bˈatə͡ldˌɔː pləsˈɛntə], \bˈatə‍ldˌɔː pləsˈɛntə], \b_ˈa_t_əl_d_ˌɔː p_l_ə_s_ˈɛ_n_t_ə]\

Definitions of BATTLEDORE PLACENTA

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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Placenta, having cord inserted near the edge.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Placenta with cord attached near edge.
one with a marginal attachment of the cord.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

That form of insertion of the umbilical cord into the margin of the placenta in which it spreads out so as to resemble a battledore.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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