cytotrophoblast /cy·to·tro·pho·blast/ (-tro´fo-blast) the cellular (inner) layer of the trophoblast.cytotrophoblas´tic
cytotrophoblast
cy·to·tro·pho·blast (s  t -tr  f-bl st)n. The inner layer of the trophoblast. |
cytotrophoblast
[sī′tōtrof′əblast′]
Etymology: Gk, kytos + trophe, nutrition, blastos, germ
the inner layer of cells of the trophoblast of the early mammalian embryo that gives rise to the outer surface and villi of the chorion. Also called Langhans' layer. Compare syncytiotrophoblast. cytotrophoblastic, adj.
cytotrophoblast
the cellular (inner) layer of the trophoblast.
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