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transplacentally
adverb
medical specializeduk /ˌtrænz.pləˈsen.təl.i/ us /ˌtrænz.pləˈsen.t̬əl.i/
in a way that passes through the placenta (= the temporary organ that feeds a developing baby before it is born):
Transplacentally acquired organisms can cause pneumonia.
Infection of the foetus during pregnancy occurs transplacentally.
Tolerance may be acquired either transplacentally or from subsequent infection.
Infants during the first few months of life are relatively unsusceptible to many infections because of transplacentally derived immunity.
Environmental toxins covertly enter a child's body transplacentally during foetal development.
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labia minora
labial
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testicular
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transplacental
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