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What is the definition or description of: placenta infarction?
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Death of placnt. seg: When an area which is fed by a set of blood vessels loses that blood supply it dies. In the absence of infection this tissue will eventually degenerate and be replaced by scar tissue, so it is easy to identify after delivey when looking at the placenta.
Answered 8/23/2013
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