Medical Dictionary

hemochorial

adj he·mo·cho·ri·al

Medical Definition of HEMOCHORIAL

of a placenta :  having the fetal epithelium bathed in maternal blood <humans are hemochorial>

Variants of HEMOCHORIAL

he·mo·cho·ri·al or chiefly British hae·ma·cho·ri·al \ˌhē-mə-ˈkōr-ē-əl, -ˈkr-\

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