cytotrophoblastic cells

cy·to·tro·pho·blas·tic cells

stem cells that fuse to form the overlying syncytiotrophoblast of placental villi. Synonym(s): Langhans cells (2)

cy·to·tro·pho·blas·tic cells

(sī'tō-trō'fō-blast'ik selz) Stem cells that fuse to form the overlying syncytiotrophoblast of placental villi.
Synonym(s): Langhans cells (2) .

Langhans,

Theodor, German pathologist, 1839-1915. Langhans cells - multinucleated giant cells seen in tuberculosis and other granulomas. Synonym(s): cytotrophoblastic cells; Langhans-type giant cellsLanghans layer - the inner layer of the trophoblast. Synonym(s): cytotrophoblastLanghans stria - fibrinoid that accumulates on the chorionic plate between the bases of placental villi during the first half of pregnancy.Langhans-type giant cells - Synonym(s): Langhans cells