chorion

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noun

the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)

Chorion in a sentence

The amnion and chorion begin to develop soon after fertilization and continue to grow until about 28 weeks′ gestation.

The chorion has a predominantly lamellar structure, the lamellae being two-dimensional networks of protein fibrils.

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