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choric | chorine | chorioallantoic membrane | chorioallantois | choriomeningitis | chorion | chorionic | chorionic villus | chorionic villus biopsy | chorionic villus sampling | chorioretinitis

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chorion

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Noun

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cho=ri=on

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun chorion has 1 sense

chorion(n = noun.animal) Array - the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals); Array

has parts: chorionic villus

is a kind of sac

Derived form adjective chorionic₁

CIDE DICTIONARY

chorion, n. [NL., fr. Gr. .].

The outer membrane which invests the fetus in the womb; also, the similar membrane investing many ova at certain stages of development. [1913 Webster]
The outer membrane of seeds of plants. [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

chorion, n. the outermost membrane surrounding an embryo of a reptile, bird, or mammal.

Derivative

chorionic adj.

Etymology

Gk khorion

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