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embryonic membrane


embryonic membrane

noun

Definition of EMBRYONIC MEMBRANE

: a structure (as the amnion) that derives from the fertilized ovum but does not form a part of the embryo

First Known Use of EMBRYONIC MEMBRANE

1947

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