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cytotrophoblast definition

cyto·tropho·blast (sīt′ō träfō blast′)

noun

the thickened, inner part of the mammalian placenta nearest to the fetus, covering the chorion during early pregnancy

Etymology: cyto- + trophoblast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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