Test Your Vocabulary

Take Our 10-Question Quiz

Name That Thing

Take our visual vocab quiz

Test Your Knowledge »

True or False?

A quick quiz about stuff worth knowing

Take It Now »

Join Us on FB & Twitter

Get the Word of the Day and More

Facebook | Twitter

transplacental


trans·pla·cen·tal

adj \ˌtran(t)s-plə-ˈsen-təl\

Definition of TRANSPLACENTAL

: passing through or occurring by way of the placenta <transplacental immunization>
trans·pla·cen·tal·ly \-təl-ē\ adverb

Origin of TRANSPLACENTAL

International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use: 1902

Browse

Next Word in the Dictionary: transplant (verb)
Previous Word in the Dictionary: transplace
All Words Near: transplacental

Seen & Heard

What made you want to look up transplacental? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).