- hemotroph
- he·mo·troph (heґmo-trōf) [hemo- + Gr. trophē nourishment] the totality of the nutritive substances supplied to the embryo from the maternal blood during gestation. Cf. embryotroph and histotroph.
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hemotroph — hemotrophic /hee meuh trof ik, troh fik, hem euh /, adj. /hee meuh trof , trohf , hem euh /, n. Embryol. the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo. Also, hemotrophe /hee meuh trohf , hem euh , hi mo … Universalium
hemotroph — hemotrophic /hee meuh trof ik, troh fik, hem euh /, adj. /hee meuh trof , trohf , hem euh /, n. Embryol. the material from the maternal bloodstream and placenta that nourishes a mammalian embryo. Also, hemotrophe /hee meuh trohf , hem euh , hi mo … Useful english dictionary
hemotroph, hemotrophe — The nutritive materials supplied to the embryos of placental mammals through the maternal bloodstream. Cf.:embryotroph, histotroph. [hemo + G. trophe, food] … Medical dictionary
embryotroph — embryotrophic /em bree euh trof ik, troh fik/, adj. embryotrophy /em bree o treuh fee/, n. /em bree euh trof , trawf /, n. Embryol. the nutrient material, composed chiefly of secretions from the uterine glands, degenerating uterine tissue, and… … Universalium
embryotroph — 1. Nutritive material supplied to the embryo during development. Cf.:hemotroph, histotroph. 2. In the implantation stages of deciduate placental mammals, fluid adjacent to the blastodermic vesicle; a mixture of the … Medical dictionary
histotroph — The part of the nutrition of the embryo derived from cellular sources other than blood. Cf.:embryotroph, hemotroph. * * * his·to·troph (hisґto trōf) [histo + Gr. trophē nourishment] in viviparous animals such as mammals, the totality of … Medical dictionary
hemotrophic — he·mo·tro·phic (he″mo troґfik) pertaining to or derived through hemotroph … Medical dictionary
