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trophoblastic

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tro·pho·blast  (trf-blst)
n.
The outermost layer of cells of the blastocyst that attaches the fertilized ovum to the uterine wall and serves as a nutritive pathway for the embryo. Also called trophoderm.
tropho·blastic adj.
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Adj.1.trophoblastic - of or relating to the trophoblast; "trophoblastic cancer"
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Histologically, however, these placentas could be distinguished from partial moles because of the absence of trophoblastic proliferation.
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