cotyledonary placenta

A placenta in which the villi clumped together into circular patches called cotyledons. The fetal cotyledon meets with maternal regions called caruncles to form the placentome where maternal-fetal exchanges take place.

Type Organ
Parent Structure placenta

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What is the cotyledonary placenta?
A placenta in which the villi clumped together into circular patches called cotyledons. The fetal cotyledon meets with maternal regions called caruncles to form the placentome where maternal-fetal exchanges take place.

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