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transplacental
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trans·pla·cen·tal  (trnspl-sntl)
adj.
Passing through or occurring across the placenta: a transplacental infection.

transpla·cental·ly adv.
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Adj.1.transplacental - occurring through or by way of the placenta; "transplacental passage of nutrients"
placental - pertaining to or having or occurring by means of a placenta; "all mammals except monotremes and marsupials are placental mammals"


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3) reported an apparent case of transplacentally or perinatally transmitted congenital babesiosis.
It can pass to the fetus transplacentally and, in early pregnancy, may cause spontaneous abortion or premature birth.
Many environmental toxicants are conveyed transplacentally, and the blood-brain barrier remains relatively permeable to many of these compounds until well into the first year of life (Andersen et al.
 
 
 
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