chorioallantoic-membrane
i noun Embryology, Zoology.
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.
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chorioallantois cho·ri·o·al·lan·to·is (kôr'ē-ō'ə-lān'tō-ĭs)
n.
The highly vascular extraembryonic membrane formed by the fusion of the allantois with the chorion that constitutes the placenta in most mammals.
cho'ri·o·al'lan·to'ic (-ō-āl'ən-tō'ĭk) adj.
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Chorioallantoic-membrane
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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