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Meaning of chorion

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

chorion

noun

Definitions

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

  2. The outer case of an insect egg.

  3. The outer membrane of seeds of plants.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chorion

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