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chorion

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɔɹiɑn/Part of speech nounSorted chinoorStarts with CEnds with N0 clues
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Definitions

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

Word origin

From Late Latin chorion, from Ancient Greek χόριον (khórion, “membrane surrounding the fetus, afterbirth”).

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  • 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.
  • Even closely related species may have chorions differing in thickness. In the silkmoths, for example, the chorion of Bombyx is about 25 μm thick while that of Hyalophora is 55 μm thick.

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