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ep·i·the·lio·chor·i·al (ep″ĭ-the″le-o-korґe-əl) [epithelio- + chorial] denoting a type of placenta in which the chorion is apposed to the uterine epithelium but does not erode it.Medical dictionary. 2011.
epitheliochorial — ep·i·the·lio·chorial … English syllables
epitheliochorial — ˌepə|thēlē(ˌ)ō+ adjective Etymology: epitheli + chorial of a placenta : having maternal and fetal epithelium in contact (as in horses and whales) compare endotheliochorial, hemochorial, syndesmochorial … Useful english dictionary
epitheliochorial placenta — a placenta whose uterine epithelial lining is not eroded but merely lies in apposition to the chorion … Medical dictionary
artiodactyl — artiodactylous, adj. /ahr tee oh dak til/, adj. 1. Zool. having an even number of toes or digits on each foot. n. 2. a hoofed, even toed mammal of the order Artiodactyla, comprising the pigs, hippopotamuses, camels, deer, giraffes, pronghorns,… … Universalium
primate — primatal, adj., n. primatial /pruy may sheuhl/, primatical /pruy mat i keuhl/, adj. /pruy mayt/ or, esp. for 1, /pruy mit/, n. 1. Eccles. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country. 2. any of various… … Universalium
Placenta — A temporary organ joining the mother and fetus, the placenta transfers oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the fetus, and permits the release of carbon dioxide and waste products from the fetus. It is roughly disk shaped, and at full term… … Medical dictionary
Placentation — In biology, placentation refers to the formation, type and structure, or arrangement of placentas. The function of placentation is to transfers nutrients from maternal tissue to a growing embryo. Placentation is best known in pregnant female… … Wikipedia
Mutterkuchen — Menschliche Plazenta mit Fetus Plazenta im menschlichen Körper Die Plazenta (lat. placenta „Kuchen“, dt. auch „Mutterkuchen“) ist ein bei alle … Deutsch Wikipedia
Placenta — Menschliche Plazenta mit Fetus Plazenta im menschlichen Körper Die Plazenta (lat. placenta „Kuchen“, dt. auch „Mutterkuchen“) ist ein bei alle … Deutsch Wikipedia
Plazenta — Menschliche Plazenta mit Fetus Plazenta im men … Deutsch Wikipedia
