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amniotic fold

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Main Entry: amniotic fold
Function: noun
: any of the folds that consist of ectoderm and the outer layer of mesoderm, that arise from the extraembryonic blastoderm firstat the head, then at the tail, and finally on each side, and that form the amnion and much of the chorion
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amniotic fold n.
A fold of amniotic membrane enclosing the yolk stalk and extending from the point of insertion of the umbilical cord to the yolk sac.

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