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Chorion Common

Chorion has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)

2

The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus.

See Also
nutritive chorionic gonadotropin insect vertebrate attaches amniochorion aeropyle chorioadenoma
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
sac
Rhyming Words
ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion
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