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spongiotrophoblast

spongiotrophoblast noun: spongy trophoblast.

Noun

spongiotrophoblast (plural spongiotrophoblasts)

  1. spongy trophoblast
    • Late in gestation DNMT1o-deficient placentas had greater spongiotrophoblast content and reduced labyrinth vascular surface area.2015 August 5, “Partial Loss of Genomic Imprinting Reveals Important Roles for Kcnq1 and Peg10 Imprinted Domains in Placental Development”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of spongiotrophoblast

pluralspongiotrophoblasts

Origin of spongiotrophoblast

From spongio- + trophoblast.

Questions about spongiotrophoblast

What does spongiotrophoblast mean?
Spongiotrophoblast means spongy trophoblast.
What part of speech is spongiotrophoblast?
Spongiotrophoblast is a noun.
What is the plural of spongiotrophoblast?
The plural of spongiotrophoblast is spongiotrophoblasts.

Words near spongiotrophoblast in the dictionary

  1. spongiosis
  2. spongiosity
  3. spongiostrata
  4. spongiostratum
  5. spongiotic
  6. spongiotrophoblast
  7. spongiotrophoblasts
  8. spongious
  9. spongious body
  10. spongiousness
  11. spongistatin

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