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extraembryonic membrane

 
–noun Embryology.
any of the tissues, derived from the fertilized egg, that enclose or otherwise contribute to the support of the developing embryo, as the yolk sac, allantois, amnion, and chorion.
Also called embryonic membrane.
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embryonic membrane  
n.  Any of the membranous structures closely associated with or surrounding a developing vertebrate embryo, including the amnion, chorion, allantois, and yolk sac.
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Main Entry: embryonic membrane
Function: noun
: a structure (as the amnion) that derives from the fertilized ovum but does not form a part of the embryo
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embryonic membrane n.
See fetal membrane.

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