trophoblastic lacuna


troph·o·blas·tic la·cu·na

one of the spaces in the early syncytiotrophoblastic layer of the chorion before the formation of villi; in human embryos maternal blood enters these spaces by the 10th day; with the differentiation of the chorionic villi they become intervillous spaces, sometimes called intervillous lacunae.

troph·o·blas·tic la·cu·na

(trō'fō-blas'tik lă-kū'nă) One of the spaces in the early syncytiotrophoblastic layer of the chorion before the formation of villi; in human embryos, maternal blood enters these spaces by the 10th day; with the differentiation of the chorionic villi they become intervillous spaces, sometimes called intervillous lacunae.