trophoblast

Words with a similar base: trophoblast

'trophoblast'

[trophoblast.n.01] as in: the membrane that forms the wall of the blastocyst in early development; aids implantation in the uterine wall

Examples:
after implantation of the blastocyst in the uterine wall the trophoblast divides into two layers, the chorion and the placenta

Origins

					trophoblast (English)
├── -blast (English)
│   └── βλαστός (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
│       └── βλαστάνειν (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
└── tropho- (English)
    └── τροφή (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── τρέφω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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