hemoendothelial

hemoendothelial
he·mo·en·do·the·li·al or chiefly Brit hae·mo·en·do·the·li·al -.en-də-'thē-lē-əl adj of a placenta having the fetal villi reduced to bare capillary loops that are bathed in maternal blood <higher rodents are \hemoendothelial>

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he·mo·en·do·the·li·al (he″mo-en-do-theґle-əl) [hemo- + endothelium] denoting a type of placenta in which maternal blood comes in contact with the endothelium of chorionic vessels, as in rabbits.

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