ALLANTOIS


Meaning of ALLANTOIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈlan-tə-wəs ]

noun

( plural al·lan·to·ides ˌa-lən-ˈtō-ə-ˌdēz, ˌa-ˌlan-)

Etymology: New Latin, ultimately from Greek allant-, allas sausage

Date: 1646

: a vascular fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals that is formed as a pouch from the hindgut and that in placental mammals is intimately associated with the chorion in formation of the placenta

• al·lan·to·ic ˌa-lən-ˈtō-ik, ˌa-ˌlan- adjective

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