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chorionic

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cho·ri·on  (kôr-n, kr-)
n.
The outer membrane enclosing the embryo in reptiles, birds, and mammals. In placental mammals it contributes to the development of the placenta.
[Greek khorion; see gher- in Indo-European roots.]
chori·onic (-nk) adj.
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Adj.1.chorionic - of or relating to a chorion; "a chorionic villus is a minute vascular projection on the fetal chorion"
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