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单词 chorion
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chorion

noun

cho·​ri·​on ˈkȯr-ē-ˌän How to pronounce chorion (audio)
: the highly vascular outer embryonic membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals that in placental mammals is associated with the allantois in the formation of the placenta

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web This is essentially a blood clot that can occur when the outermost membrane surrounding the embryo (the chorion) separates a little from the uterine wall, allowing some blood to pool in that space between the two. Amy Marturana, SELF, 28 Dec. 2018

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, afterbirth

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

chorion

noun

cho·​ri·​on ˈkōr-ē-ˌän, ˈkȯr- How to pronounce chorion (audio)
: the highly vascular outer embryonic membrane that is associated with the allantois in the formation of the placenta
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