A placenta with a disk-shaped or circular form, found in certain mammals.
From Latin discus (disk) + placenta (afterbirth tissue). Combines the shape descriptor with the biological term for nutrient exchange organ.
The shape of a placenta actually matters for how efficiently oxygen and nutrients transfer—a disk shape turns out to be really efficient, which is why some mammals evolved it.
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