TROPHOBLAST


Meaning of TROPHOBLAST in English

— trophoblastic , adj.

/trof"euh blast', troh"feuh-/ , n. Embryol.

the layer of extraembryonic ectoderm that chiefly nourishes the embryo or develops into fetal membranes with nutritive functions.

[ 1885-90; TROPHO- + -BLAST ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .