TROPHOBLAST


Meaning of TROPHOBLAST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtrō-fə-ˌblast ]

noun

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1889

: the outer layer of the mammalian blastocyst that supplies nutrition to the embryo and facilitates implantation

• tro·pho·blas·tic ˌtrō-fə-ˈblas-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.