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Abnormal placenta morphology +   
Abnormal placental membrane morphology +   
Structural anomaly of the fetal membranes (also known as the amniochorionic or placental membranes), which comprise a vital intrauterine compartment, where they perform mechanical, immune, and endocrine functions to promote growth of the fetus and protection from environmental adversity. Amniochorionic membranes anatomically consist of a single layer of cuboidal amnion epithelial cells, chorionic trophoblasts, and scattered fibroblasts connected by a layer of type IV collagen-rich extracellular matrix.
Abnormality of the umbilical cord +   
Hydatidiform mole  

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: Abnormality of placental membranes
Xrefs: UMLS:C4023369
Definition Sources: PMID:28939208

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