1 trophonema | Definition of trophonema

trophonema

noun
troph·​o·​ne·​ma | \ ËŒträfəˈnÄ“mÉ™\
plural trophonemata\ -​ˈnÄ“mÉ™tÉ™ -​ˈnem-​ \

Definition of trophonema

: one of the glandular filaments that develop from the inner uterine surface in viviparous elasmobranchs and secrete a nutritive fluid for the embryo

First Known Use of trophonema

1891, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for trophonema

New Latin, from troph- + -nema

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