Medical Dictionary

hemotrophe

noun he·mot·ro·phe

Medical Definition of HEMOTROPHE

:  the nutrients supplied to the embryo in placental mammals by the maternal bloodstream after formation of the placenta—compare embryotrophe, histotrophe

Variants of HEMOTROPHE

he·mot·ro·phe or chiefly British hae·mot·ro·phe \hi-ˈmä-trə-fē\

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