- metadiscoidal
- meta·discoidal
English syllables. 2014.
English syllables. 2014.
Metadiscoidal — Met a*dis*coid al, a. [Meta + discoidal.] (Anat.) Discoidal by derivation; applied especially to the placenta of man and apes, because it is supposed to have been derived from a diffused placenta. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
metadiscoidal — “+ adjective Etymology: meta + discoidal of a placenta : orig. diffuse but becoming discoidal (as in man and some apes) … Useful english dictionary