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embryotroph

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em·bry·o·troph (mbr--trf, trf)
n.
The nutritive material that is supplied to the embryo of a placental mammal during development.
embry·o·trophic (-trfk, -trfk) adj.
embryotroph
[em′brē·ətrof′]
Etymology: Gk, en + bryein + trophe, nourishment
the liquefied uterine nutritive material, composed of glandular secretions and degenerative tissue, that nourishes the mammalian embryo until placental circulation is established. Also called embryotrophe [-trōf′] , histotroph, histotrophic nutrition. Compare hemotroph.
embryotroph [em´bre-o-trōf″]
the total nutriment (histotroph and hemotroph) made available to the embryo.
embryotroph
the total nutriment (histotroph and hemotroph) made available to the embryo.
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