hemotroph

[ hee-muh-trof, -trohf, hem-uh- ]

noun

, Embryology.

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

Other Words From

• he·mo·troph·ic [hee-m, uh, -, trof, -ik, -, troh, -fik, hem-, uh, -], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hemotroph¹

hemo- + -troph