Hemotrophic

/ˌhiːmoʊˈtroʊfɪk/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or describing nutrition that comes from or depends on blood, especially in the context of how fetuses or parasites feed.

Etymology

From 'hemotroph' + '-ic' (relating to). Adjective form describing hemotrophic nutrition in biology.

Kelly Says

Baby humans actually develop two different feeding strategies in the womb—early on they absorb nutrients through tissue contact, but later they become hemotrophic, getting everything from the mother's blood through the placenta.

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