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Results 1 - 3 of 3 for Small placenta
  1. ... and into the umbilical cord and withdraws a small amount of fetal blood.
  2. ... that eventually forms the fetal side of the placenta. The chorion contains chorionic villi, which are small finger-like projections. These villi are snipped or ...
  3. ... passes the virus to the fetus through the placenta. The infant is characteristically born with a rash, a large spleen or liver, jaundice, inflammation of the retina, and a small head.