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epitheliochorial

epitheliochorial adjective: of or relating to a kind of placentation where the chorionic villi grow into the apertures of uterine glands (epithelium).

Adjective

epitheliochorial (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a kind of placentation where the chorionic villi grow into the apertures of uterine glands (epithelium).

Origin of epitheliochorial

From epithelio- + chorial.

Questions about epitheliochorial

What does epitheliochorial mean?
Epitheliochorial means of or relating to a kind of placentation where the chorionic villi grow into the apertures of uterine glands (epithelium).
What part of speech is epitheliochorial?
Epitheliochorial is an adjective.

Words near epitheliochorial in the dictionary

  1. epithelian
  2. epithelical
  3. epithelin
  4. epithelins
  5. epithelio-
  6. epitheliochorial
  7. epitheliocyst
  8. epitheliocystis
  9. epitheliocysts
  10. epitheliocyte
  11. epitheliocytes

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