CHORIOALLANTOIS


Meaning of CHORIOALLANTOIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkȯr-ē-(ˌ)ō-ə-ˈlan-tə-wəs ]

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 -ˌa-lən-ˈtō-ik adjective

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