endotheliochorial

English

Etymology

From endotheli(um) +‎ -o- +‎ chorial.

Adjective

endotheliochorial (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to a kind of placentation where the chorionic villi are in contact with the endothelium of maternal blood vessels.
   • 2004, “Placentation in species of phylogenetic importance: the Afrotheria”, in Animal Reproduction Science:

     Specialized hemophagous regions are a striking characteristic of some of these placentas yet absent in hyraxes, elephant shrews, and golden moles. It is possible that the common ancestor of the Afrotheria had an endotheliochorial placenta.