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Etymology

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From placento- +‎ -megaly.

Noun

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placentomegaly (uncountable)

  1. (pathology) The presence of an abnormally enlarged placenta
    • 2015 April 15, Sruti S. Nadimpalli et al., “Congenital Parvovirus B19 Infection: Persistent Viremia and Red Blood Cell Aplasia”, in Open Forum Infectious Diseases[1], volume 2, →DOI:
      Fetal magnetic resonance imaging at 23 + 3 revealed placentomegaly and normal central nervous system architecture.