chorion – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
chorion
n.
outer embryonic membrane (Anatomy)
Chorion
chorion
Noun
1. outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
(hypernym) sac
(part-holonym) amniote
(part-meronym) chorionic villus
(classification) mammal
Chorion (der)
nm.
chorion, outer embryonic membrane (Anatomy)
Chorion
(n.)
The true skin, or cutis.
(n.)
The outer membrane which invests the fetus in the womb; also, the similar membrane investing many ova at certain stages of development.
(n.)
The outer membrane of seeds of plants.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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