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hemotroph

American  
[hee-muh-trof, -trohf, hem-uh-] / ˈhi məˌtrɒf, -ˌtroʊf, ˈhɛm ə- /
Also hemotrophe

noun

Embryology.

  1. the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo.

Other Word Forms

  • hemotrophic adjective

Etymology

Origin of hemotroph

hemo- + -troph

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