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trophonema

trophonema noun: any of several glandular villi of the uterus of viviparous sharks which supply nutrient to the embryos.

Noun

trophonema (plural trophonemata)

  1. Any of several glandular villi of the uterus of viviparous sharks which supply nutrient to the embryos
    • The trophonema consists of 50–60 trophocytes that maintain contact with <1% of the oocyte surface and forms a circular, bowel-shaped depression on the luminal surface of the gastrodermis as they sink into the mesoglea with the oocyte.

Forms of trophonema

pluraltrophonemata

Origin of trophonema

From tropho- + -nema (“filament”).

Questions about trophonema

What does trophonema mean?
Trophonema means any of several glandular villi of the uterus of viviparous sharks which supply nutrient to the embryos.
What part of speech is trophonema?
Trophonema is a noun.
What is the plural of trophonema?
The plural of trophonema is trophonemata.

Words near trophonema in the dictionary

  1. trophogonic
  2. trophological
  3. trophology
  4. trophometer
  5. trophometers
  6. trophonema
  7. trophonemata
  8. trophoneuroses
  9. trophoneurosis
  10. trophoneurotic
  11. Trophonian

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