trophospongia

noun

troph·​o·​spon·​gia

-pän-

plural -s

: the vascular spongy mucous membrane between the wall of the uterus and the trophoblast

trophospongial

¦⸗⸗¦spənjēəl

-pän-

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from troph- + -spongia

First Known Use

1889, in the meaning defined above

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