TROPHOBLAST


Meaning of TROPHOBLAST in English

[ 'trɒfə(ʊ)blast , 'trəʊf- ]

■ noun Embryology a layer of tissue on the outside of a mammalian blastula, supplying the embryo with nourishment and later forming the major part of the placenta.

Derivatives

~ic adjective

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