Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

placentome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pla-cen-tome
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

All the tissue associated with placentation (the cotyledon and the caruncle)

Example Sentences

"Tissue samples were taken from extraembryonic structures (intercotyledonary membrane, placentome, umbilical cord, amniotic fluid, meconium), and organs including CNS (brain, cerebellum, brainstem, spinal cord), lymphoid organs (prescapular, mesenteric, submandibular, mediastinic lymphnodes, thymus and spleen), other inner organs and tissues (gonads, adrenal gland, liver and lung) and musculoskeletal structures (femoral cartilage, Musculus Semitendinosus) for viral RNA detection."

Etymology

From placenta + -ome.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: placenta

Inflected Forms

placentomes (plural)

Derived Forms

interplacentome microplacentome

Frequently Paired Words

placentomal placentomic

Questions

What does placentome mean?: All the tissue associated with placentation (the cotyledon and the caruncle)
Where does placentome come from?: From placenta + -ome.

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