embryotroph

[ em-bree-uh-trof, -trawf ]
/ ˈɛm bri əˌtrɒf, -ˌtrɔf /

noun Embryology.

the nutrient material, composed chiefly of secretions from the uterine glands, degenerating uterine tissue, and substances in the maternal blood, that nourishes a mammalian embryo prior to the formation of the placenta.
Compare hemotroph.

Origin of embryotroph

From French; see origin at embryo-, hemotroph

OTHER WORDS FROM embryotroph

em·bry·o·troph·ic [em-bree-uh-trof-ik, -troh-fik] /ˌɛm bri əˈtrɒf ɪk, -ˈtroʊ fɪk/, adjective em·bry·ot·ro·phy [em-bree-o-truh-fee] /ˌɛm briˈɒ trə fi/, noun

Words nearby embryotroph

embryoplastic, embryotomy, embryotoxic, embryotoxicity, embryotoxon, embryotroph, embryotrophy, embus, embusqué, emcee, emden

Medical definitions for embryotrophy (1 of 2)

embryotrophy
[ ĕm′brē-ŏt′rə-fē ]

n.

The nutrition of the embryo.

Medical definitions for embryotrophy (2 of 2)

embryotroph
[ ĕm′brē-ə-trŏf′, trōf′ ]

n.

The nutritive material that is supplied to the embryo of a placental mammal during development.

Other words from embryotroph

em′bry•o•troph′ic (-trŏf′ĭk, -trō′fĭk) adj.