CHORIOALLANTOIS


Meaning of CHORIOALLANTOIS in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ ko ̇ r- ē -( ˌ ) ō - ə - ' lan-t ə -w ə s

Function: 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 tissues ― called also chorioallantoic membrane

– cho · rio · al · lan · to · ic \ - ˌ a-l ə n- ' t ō -ik \ adjective

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