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Chorion: The outermost of the two fetal membranes - the amnion is the innermost --. which together surround the embryo. The chorion develops villi (vascular fingers) and gives rise to the placenta. In Greek, the word "chorion" means "skin or leather."
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( kôr ' Ä“-Ån ' , kÅr ' - ) n. The outer membrane enclosing the embryo in reptiles, birds, and mammals. In placental ...
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chorion /cho·ri·on/ (kor´e-on) 1. in human embryology, the cellular, outermost extraembryonic membrane, composed of trophoblast lined with mesoderm; it develops ...
chorion (embryology), in reptiles, birds, and mammals, the outermost membrane around the embryo. It develops from an outer fold on the surface of the yolk sac. In ...
Chorion: The outermost of the two fetal membranes - the amnion is the innermost --. which together surround the embryo. The chorion develops villi (vascular fingers) and ...