chorionic
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cho·ri·on
(kôr′ē-ŏn′)n.
The outer membrane enclosing the embryo in reptiles, birds, and mammals. In placental mammals it contributes to the development of the placenta.
cho′ri·on′ic (-ŏn′ĭk) 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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