HEMOTROPHE


Meaning of HEMOTROPHE in English

hēˈmä.trəfē noun

( -s )

Etymology: hem- + -trophe (as in embryotrophe )

: the nutrients supplied to the embryo in placental mammals by the maternal bloodstream after formation of the placenta — compare embryotroph , histotroph

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