hemoendothelial placenta

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(¦hē·mō′en·də′thē·lē·əl plə′sen·tə)

(embryology) A placenta having the endothelium of vessels of chorionic villi in direct contact with the maternal blood.

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Medical Dictionary: he·mo·en·do·the·li·al placenta

(hē'mō-ĕn'dō-thē'lē-əl)
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A placenta in which the trophoblast becomes so attenuated that maternal blood is separated from fetal blood only by the endothelium of the chorionic capillaries.

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