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hemochorial

 [he″mo-ko´re-al]
denoting a type of placenta in which maternal blood comes in direct contact with the chorion.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Endometrial stromal cells were selected as a model of the maternal compartment because of the hemochorial type placentation in humans.
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The invasive nature of hemochorial placentation implies direct contact between maternal and fetal cells.
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