- shaggy chorion
- c. frondosum.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
shaggy chorion
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Chorion — The outermost of the two fetal membranes—the amnion is the innermost . which together surround the embryo. The chorion develops villi (vascular fingers) and gives rise to the placenta. In Greek, the word "chorion" means "skin… … Medical dictionary
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villus — 1. A projection from the surface, especially of a mucous membrane. If the projection is minute, as from a cell surface, it is termed a microvillus. 2. An elongated dermal papilla projecting into an intraepidermal … Medical dictionary
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