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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024em•bry•o•troph (em′brē ə trof′, -trôf′),USA pronunciation n. [Embryol.]- Developmental Biologythe nutrient material, composed chiefly of secretions from the uterine glands, degenerating uterine tissue, and substances in the maternal blood, that nourishes a mammalian embryo prior to the formation of the placenta. Cf. hemotroph.
- French; see embryo-, hemotroph
em•bry•o•troph•ic (em′brē ə trof′ik, -trō′fik),USA pronunciation adj. em•bry•ot•ro•phy (em′brē o′trə fē),USA pronunciation n. |