Associations to the word «Chorion»
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Wiktionary
CHORION, noun. (anatomy) (biology) The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus.
CHORION, noun. (biology) (entomology) The outer case of an insect egg.
CHORION, noun. (botany) The outer membrane of seeds of plants.
Dictionary definition
CHORION, noun. The outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals).
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