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endotheliochorial

endotheliochorial adjective: of or relating to a kind of placentation where the chorionic villi are in contact with the endothelium of maternal blood vessels.

Adjective

endotheliochorial (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a kind of placentation where the chorionic villi are in contact with the endothelium of maternal blood vessels.
    • Specialized hemophagous regions are a striking characteristic of some of these placentas yet absent in hyraxes, elephant shrews, and golden moles. It is possible that the common ancestor of the Afrotheria had an endotheliochorial placenta.2004, “Placentation in species of phylogenetic importance: the Afrotheria”, in Animal Reproduction Science

Origin of endotheliochorial

From endotheli(um) + -o- + chorial.

Questions about endotheliochorial

What does endotheliochorial mean?
Endotheliochorial means of or relating to a kind of placentation where the chorionic villi are in contact with the endothelium of maternal blood vessels.
What part of speech is endotheliochorial?
Endotheliochorial is an adjective.

Words near endotheliochorial in the dictionary

  1. endotheliitis
  2. endothelin
  3. endothelinergic
  4. endothelins
  5. endothelio-
  6. endotheliochorial
  7. endotheliocyte
  8. endotheliocytes
  9. endotheliogenesis
  10. endothelioid
  11. endothelioma

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