Chorioallantois
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Chorioallantois is a noun meaning (anatomy) The vascular extraembryonic membrane, formed by the fusion of the allantois and the chorion, that makes up the placenta in most mammals; the chorioallantoic membrane.
Meaning
(anatomy) The vascular extraembryonic membrane, formed by the fusion of the allantois and the chorion, that makes up the placenta in most mammals; the chorioallantoic membrane.
Word Forms
- chorioallantoises
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include allantochorion, chorioamnion, amnion, allantois, allantoid, placenta.
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