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trophectoderm

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Main Entry: troph·ec·to·derm
Pronunciation: "trOf-'ek-t&-"d&rm
Function: noun
: TROPHOBLAST; especially : the outer layer of the mammalian blastocyst after differentiation of the ectoderm,mesoderm, and endoderm when the outer layer is continuous with the ectoderm of the embryo
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trophectoderm troph·ec·to·derm (trŏf-ěk'tə-dûrm', trō-fěk'-)
n.
The cell layer from which the trophoblast differentiates.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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