ALLANTOIS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Allantois

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 17th century: modern Latin, based on Greek allantoeidēs ‘sausage-shaped’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: əˈlantəʊɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the fetal membrane lying below the chorion in many vertebrates, formed as an outgrowth of the embryo's gut. In birds and reptiles it grows to surround the embryo; in eutherian mammals it forms part of the placenta.

Short Definition:

fetal membrane lying below chorion in many vertebrates, formed as outgrowth of embryo's gut

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