Medical Dictionary

placental barrier

noun

Medical Definition of PLACENTAL BARRIER

:  a semipermeable membrane made up of placental tissues and limiting the kind and amount of material exchanged between mother and fetus <thiazides cross the placental barrier and appear in cord blood—Resident & Staff Physician>

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