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transplacental

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trans⋅pla⋅cen⋅tal

  [trans-pluh-sen-tl]
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–adjective
across or passing through the placenta.
Origin:
1925–30; trans- + placental
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trans·pla·cen·tal   (trāns'plə-sěn'tl)   
adj.  Passing through or occurring across the placenta: a transplacental infection.
trans'pla·cen'tal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: trans·pla·cen·tal
Pronunciation: "tran(t)s-pl&-'sent-&l
Function: adjective
: relating to, involving, orbeing passage (as of an antibody) between mother and fetus through the placenta <transplacental immunization> —trans·pla·cen·tal·ly /-&l-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

transplacental trans·pla·cen·tal (trāns'plə-sěn'tl)
adj.
Relating to or involving passage through or across the placenta.

trans'pla·cen'tal·ly adv.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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