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succenturiate

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Etymology

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From Latin succentūriō (to add soldiers to fill up a century; to substitute).

Adjective

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succenturiate (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Describing a small lobe that is sometimes attached to a placenta
    • 2015 August 12, “Efficacy of Intrauterine Bakri Balloon Tamponade in Cesarean Section for Placenta Previa Patients”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      No additional gross placental abnormalities, such as succenturiate lobe, vasa previa, or eccentric cord insertion, were identified in these cases.