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Chorion   Listen
noun
Chorion  n.  
1.
(Anat.)
(a)
The outer membrane which invests the fetus in the womb; also, the similar membrane investing many ova at certain stages of development.
(b)
The true skin, or cutis.
2.
(Bot.) The outer membrane of seeds of plants.





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Words linked to "Chorion" :   fetal membrane, chorionic villus, amniote, mammalian


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