placentation

/P L AH0 S EH1 N T EY1 SH AH0 N/
noun
  1. 1

    The local fusion of the embryonic stage of an animal to its parent for physiological exchange to promote the growth and development of the young; involves a placenta in non-egglaying mammals.

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