intervillous space

intervillous space
the space of the placenta into which the chorionic villi project and through which maternal blood circulates.

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  • Chorionic villi — Diagram of a transverse section, showing the mode of formation of the amnion in the chick. The amniotic folds have nearly united in the middle line. Ectoderm, blue; mesoderm, red; entoderm and notochord, black. (Vill …   Wikipedia

  • placental membrane — the semipermeable membrane that separates the fetal from the maternal blood in the placenta. In the human (hemochorial) placenta, it is composed of fetal vascular endothelium, connective tissue, cytotrophoblast, and syncytiotrophoblast, and it… …   Medical dictionary

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