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he·mot·ro·phe

or chiefly Brit  hae*mot*ro*phe  n :  the nutrients supplied to the embryo in placental mammals by the maternal bloodstream after formation of the placenta - compare EMBRYOTROPHE HISTOTROPHE  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  hemi·at·ro·phy 

 
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