Medical Dictionary

histotrophe

noun his·to·trophe

Medical Definition of HISTOTROPHE

:  all materials supplied for nutrition of the embryo in viviparous animals from sources other than the maternal bloodstream—compare embryotrophe, hemotrophe

Variants of HISTOTROPHE

his·to·trophe or his·to·troph \ˈhis-tə-ˌträf, -ˌtrf\

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