单词 | yolk sac |
释义 | yolk sac Embryol. 1. an extraembryonic membrane that encloses the yolk of eggs in birds, reptiles, and marsupials and that circulates nourishment from the yolk to the developing embryo. 2. a similar membrane in placental mammals that encloses a mostly hollow space and loses its nutritive function entirely as the placenta develops. [1860-65] |
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