embryotroph

[ em-bree-uh-trof, -trawf ]

noun

, Embryology.

1. 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.

Other Words From

• em·bry·o·troph·ic [em-bree-, uh, -, trof, -ik, -, troh, -fik], adjective
• em·bry·ot·ro·phy [em-bree-, o, -tr, uh, -fee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of embryotroph¹

From French; embryo-, hemotroph