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haemochorial

haemochorial adjective: describing a placenta in which (as in humans) the chorion is in direct contact with the mother's blood.

Adjective

haemochorial (not comparable)

  1. Describing a placenta in which (as in humans) the chorion is in direct contact with the mother's blood

Forms of haemochorial

alternative formhemochorial

Origin of haemochorial

From haemo- + chorial.

Words formed from haemochorial

Questions about haemochorial

What does haemochorial mean?
Haemochorial means describing a placenta in which (as in humans) the chorion is in direct contact with the mother's blood.
What part of speech is haemochorial?
Haemochorial is an adjective.

Words near haemochorial in the dictionary

  1. haemoaglutination
  2. haemobilia
  3. haemoblast
  4. haemoblasts
  5. haemocapillary
  6. haemochorial
  7. haemochromatoses
  8. haemochromatosis
  9. haemochrome
  10. haemochromometer
  11. haemochromometers

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