embryotroph

embryotroph
embryotrophic /em'bree euh trof"ik, -troh"fik/, adj.embryotrophy /em'bree o"treuh fee/, n.
/em"bree euh trof', -trawf'/, n. Embryol.
the nutrient material, composed chiefly of secretions from the uterine glands, degenerating uterine tissue, and substances in the maternal blood, that nourishes a mammalian embryo prior to the formation of the placenta. Cf. hemotroph.
[ < F; see EMBRYO-, HEMOTROPH]

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  • hemotroph — he·mo·troph (heґmo trōf) [hemo + Gr. trophē nourishment] the totality of the nutritive substances supplied to the embryo from the maternal blood during gestation. Cf. embryotroph and histotroph …   Medical dictionary

  • hemotrophe — hēˈmä.trəfē noun ( s) Etymology: hem + trophe (as in embryotrophe) : the nutrients supplied to the embryo in placental mammals by the maternal bloodstream after formation of the placenta compare embryotroph, histotroph …   Useful english dictionary

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