Definition of Trophoblast

1. Noun. The membrane that forms the wall of the blastocyst in early development; aids implantation in the uterine wall. "After implantation of the blastocyst in the uterine wall the trophoblast divides into two layers, the chorion and the placenta"

Group relationships: Blastosphere, Blastula
Generic synonyms: Membrane, Tissue Layer
Derivative terms: Trophoblastic

Definition of Trophoblast

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Trophoblast

1. Extra embryonic layer of epithelium that forms around the mammalian blastocyst and attaches the embryo to the uterus wall. Forms the outer layer of the chorion and together with maternal tissue will form the placenta. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Trophoblast

trophic
trophically
trophicity
trophic changes
trophic gangrene
trophic level
trophic nucleus
trophic ulcer
trophic web
trophied
trophies
trophism
tropho-
trophobiosis
trophoblast (current term)
trophoblast (current term)
trophoblastic
trophoblastic
trophoblastic cancer
trophoblastic lacuna
trophoblastic neoplasms
trophoblastic operculum
trophoblastic tumour
trophoblastoma
trophoblasts
trophoblast protein 1
trophochromatin
trophochromidia
trophocyte
trophoderm

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