Allantoic stalk


allantoic stalk

allantoic stalk n.
The narrow connection between the intraembryonic portion of the allantois and the extraembryonic allantoic vesicle.
Historical Examples

Krause maintains that all the other embryos shewing an allantoic stalk at an early age are pathological.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) Francis Maitland Balfour

The intra-embryonic portion of the allantoic stalk gives rise to two structures, viz.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) Francis Maitland Balfour

The allantoic stalk, if present, was not clearly made out, and the condition of the amnion was also not fully studied.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4) Francis Maitland Balfour

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