(he´mo-trōf) the total of all the nutritive material from the circulating blood of the maternal body, utilized by the early embryo. adj., hemotroph´ic., adj.
Type: Term Pronunciation: hē′mō-trof Definitions: 1. The nutritive materials supplied to the embryos of placental mammals through the maternal bloodstream.
hemotroph, hemotrophe, hemotrophy The nutritive materials supplied to the embryos of placental mammals through the maternal bloodstream.