hemochorial
adjective
he·mo·cho·ri·al
variants
or chiefly British haemachorial
of a placenta
: having the fetal epithelium bathed in maternal blood
humans are hemochorial
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“Hemochorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/hemochorial. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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