trophoblast
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
trophoblast /ˈtrɒfə(ʊ)blast, ˈtrəʊf-/
▶noun Embryology a layer of tissue on the outside of a mammalian blastula, supplying the embryo with nourishment and later forming the major part of the placenta.
– derivatives
trophoblastic adjective.
trophoblastic adjective.
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