"chorion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔɹiɑn/ Forms: chorions [plural], choria [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin chorion, from Ancient Greek χόριον (khórion, “membrane surrounding the fetus, afterbirth”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|LL.|chorion}} Late Latin chorion, {{der|en|grc|χόριον||membrane surrounding the fetus, afterbirth}} Ancient Greek χόριον (khórion, “membrane surrounding the fetus, afterbirth”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|choria}} chorion (plural chorions or choria)
  1. (anatomy, biology) The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Biology Translations (one of the membranes surrounding a fetus): suonikalvo (Finnish), korion (Finnish), chorion [masculine] (French), Chorion [neuter] (German), Zottenhaut [feminine] (German), koriono (Ido), kosmówka [feminine] (Polish), córion [masculine] (Portuguese), cório [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-chorion-en-noun-cig3O0Bb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with chorio- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 28 29 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with chorio-: 50 21 28 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'one of the membranes surrounding a fetus': 72 6 23
  2. (biology, entomology) The outer case of an insect egg. Categories (topical): Biology, Entomology Translations (outer case of an insect egg): chorion [masculine] (French), teaz [feminine] (Galician)
    Sense id: en-chorion-en-noun-S~aPMB2o Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'outer case of an insect egg': 1 87 12
  3. (botany) The outer membrane of seeds of plants. Categories (topical): Botany Translations (outer membrane of seeds of plants): chorion [masculine] (French), teaz [feminine] (Galician)
    Sense id: en-chorion-en-noun-B~LNqC1- Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'outer membrane of seeds of plants': 7 10 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: amnion, amnio-, placenta, placento-
Derived forms: chorial, chorio- (english: and derivatives therefrom), chorion frondosum, chorionic, chorionic villi, chorionic villus, chorion laeve, dechorionicated, dichorion, dichorionic, monochorionic, monochorionic twin, phytochorion, subchorionic

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      ],
      "word": "chorion"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "outer membrane of seeds of plants",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "teaz"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Chorion (egg)",
    "chorion"
  ],
  "word": "chorion"
}

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