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trophoblast

DEFINITIONS OF: trophoblast

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n 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”
Type of:
membrane, tissue layer
a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
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