ˈembrēəˌträf, -rȯf noun
or em·bry·o·trophe -rōf
( -s )
Etymology: French embryotrophe, from embry- + -trophe (from Greek trophos one that feeds or rears, from trephein to nourish) — more at atrophy
: the pabulum of uterine tissue fluids and cellular debris that nourishes the embryo of a placental mammal prior to the establishment of the placental circulation
• em·bry·ot·ro·phy ˌembrēˈä.trəfē noun -es