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Lesson 3 vocab
Vocabulary terms from Lesson 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pregnancy | The time when a woman carries a developing fetus into her uterus. |
| Embryo | A developing human, from fertilization until the end of the eigth week of pregnancy. |
| Fetus | The developing human in a woman's uterus, from the start of the ninth week of pregnancy until birth. |
| Placenta | An organ that grows in a woman's uterus during pregnancy, provides nutrients and oxygen to the fetus, and removes waste from the fetus. |
| Birth | The passage of a baby from the mother's uterus to outside the mother's body. |