chorioallantois

chorioallantois
Extraembryonic membrane formed by the fusion of the allantois with the serosa or false chorion. In mammals it forms the fetal portion of the placenta; in avian embryos it is fused with the shell.

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cho·rio·al·lan·to·is .kōr-ē-ō-ə-'lant-ə-wəs, .kȯr- n, pl -to·ides -ō-.al-ən-'tō-ə-.dēz, -ō-.al-.an- a vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois that in the hen's egg is used as a living culture medium for viruses and for tissues called also chorioallantoic membrane
cho·rio·al·lan·to·ic -.al-ən-'tō-ik adj

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cho·rio·al·lan·to·is (kor″e-o-ə-lanґto-is) an extraembryonic structure derived from union of the chorion and allantois which by means of vessels in the associated mesoderm serves in gas exchange. In reptiles and birds, it is a membrane apposed to the egg shell; in many mammals, it forms the placenta. chorioallantoic adj

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  • chorioallantois — n. a very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois. Syn: chorioallantoic membrane. [WordNet 1.5] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • chorioallantois — [kôr΄ē ō΄ə lan′tō is] n. [ModL: see CHORION & ALLANTOIS] an enveloping vascular fetal membrane formed by the fusion of chorion and allantois in reptiles, birds, and most mammals: that of chicks is used as a culture medium for growing viruses… …   English World dictionary

  • chorioallantois — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek chorion + New Latin allantois Date: 1933 a vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois that in the hen s egg is used as a living culture medium for viruses and for …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • chorioallantois — chorioallantoic / al euhn toh ik/, adj. /kawr ee oh euh lan toh is, toys, kohr /, n. Embryol., Zool. 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 …   Universalium

  • chorioallantois — noun The vascular extraembryonic membrane, formed by the fusion of the allantois and the chorion, that makes up the placenta in most mammals; the chorioallantoic membrane …   Wiktionary

  • chorioallantois — cho·rio·allantois …   English syllables

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  • chorioallantois — noun the very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois • Syn: ↑chorioallantoic membrane • Hypernyms: ↑membrane, ↑tissue layer * * * “+ noun ( es) …   Useful english dictionary

  • chorioallantoic membrane — chorioallantois …   Medical dictionary

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