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embryotroph

[em-bree-uh-trof, -trawf]

noun

Embryology.

  1. 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.

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Other Word Forms

  • embryotrophic adjective
  • embryotrophy noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of embryotroph1

From French; embryo-, hemotroph

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embryo transferembryo vitrification

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