chorioallantois

chorioallantois
chorioallantoic /-al'euhn toh"ik/, adj.
/kawr'ee oh euh lan"toh is, -toys, kohr'-/, n. Embryol., Zool.
a vascular, extraembryonic membrane of birds, reptiles, and certain mammals, formed by the fusion of the wall of the chorion with the wall of the allantois. Also called chorioallantoic membrane.
[1930-35]

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  • chorioallantois — cho·rio·allantois …   English syllables

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