syncytiotrophoblast
noun
syn·cy·tio·tro·pho·blast
sin-ˌsish-ē-ō-ˈtrō-fə-ˌblast
: the outer syncytial layer of the trophoblast that actively invades the uterine wall forming the outermost fetal component of the placenta
called also syntrophoblast
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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