Chorial
[kawr-ee-on, kohr-] /ˈkɔr iˌɒn, ˈkoʊr-/
noun
1.
Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
2.
Zoology. the membrane around the eggs of certain insects, secreted by cells of the ovary.
/ˈkɔːrɪən/
noun
1.
the outer of two membranes that form a sac around the embryonic reptile, bird, or mammal: contributes to the placenta in mammals See also amnion
n.
“outer membrane of the fetus,” 1540s, medical Latin, from Greek khorion “membrane enclosing the fetus, afterbirth,” perhaps from PIE *ghere- “gut, entrail” (see yarn).
chorion cho·ri·on (kôr’ē-ŏn’)
n.
The outer membrane enclosing the embryo in reptiles, birds, and mammals. In placental mammals it contributes to the development of the placenta.
cho’ri·on’ic (-ŏn’ĭk) adj.
chorion
(kôr’ē-ŏn’)
The outer membrane that encloses the embryo of a reptile, bird, or mammal. In mammals, the chorion contributes to the development of the placenta.
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