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Trophoblast
Meaning
Noun
●
In Cytology:
The
membrane
of cells that
forms
the
wall
of a
blastocyst
during early
pregnancy
,
providing
nutrients
to the
embryo
and
later
developing
into part of the placenta.
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Origin
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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Ectoderm
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Endometrium
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Epithelium
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Uterus
Oocyte
Embryo
Endoderm
Tumor
Myometrium
Amnion
Ovary
Epithelial
Chorion
Zygote
Tissue
Testis
Trophozoite
Cytoplasm
Placental
Neutrophils
Endothelial
Endometrial
Thymus
Mesencephalon
Lumen
Ductal
Blastula
Periosteum
Mesenchymal
Tubercle
Myeloid
Erythroid
Stromal
Epidermis
Transplantation
Fetal
Mycelium
Cyst
Mucosa
Follicular
Lysosomes
Mesodermal
Podocytes
Microvilli
Basement Membrane
Corpus Luteum
Neural Crest
Fallopian Tube
Neural Tube
Sertoli Cells
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