haemochorial

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adjective

Describing a placenta in which (as in humans) the chorion is in direct contact with the mother's blood

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Meanings

adjectivehaemochorial (not comparable)

alternative hemochorial

  1. not comparableanatomyDescribing a placenta in which (as in humans) the chorion is in direct contact with the mother's blood

Origin

From haemo- + chorial.

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APA

haemochorial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemochorial

MLA

“haemochorial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemochorial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “haemochorial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/haemochorial.

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