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chorion

noun cho·ri·on \ˈkr-ē-ˌän\

Definition of CHORION

:  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
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Origin of CHORION

New Latin, from Greek, afterbirth
First Known Use: 1545

Rhymes with CHORION

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Medical Dictionary

chorion

noun cho·ri·on \ˈkōr-ē-ˌän, ˈkr-\

Medical Definition of CHORION

:  the highly vascular outer embryonic membrane that is associated with the allantois in the formation of the placenta

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