— hemotrophic /hee'meuh trof"ik, -troh"fik, hem'euh-/ , adj.
/hee"meuh trof', -trohf', hem"euh-/ , n. Embryol.
the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo.
Also, hemotrophe /hee"meuh trohf', hem"euh-, hi mo"treuh fee/ .
[ HEMO- + -TROPH ]