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cho·rio·al·lan·to·is | \ ˌkȯr-ē-(ˌ)ō-ə-ˈlan-tə-wəs 
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\Definition of chorioallantois
: a vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois that in the hen's egg is used as a living culture medium for viruses and for tissues
— called also chorioallantoic membrane
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chorioallantoic \ ˌkȯr-ē-(ˌ)ō-ˌa-lən-ˈtō-ik \ adjective
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chorioallantois
nouncho·rio·al·lan·to·is | \ ˌkōr-ē-ō-ə-ˈlant-ə-wəs, ˌkȯr- \
\ plural chorioallantoides\ -ō-ˌal-ən-ˈtō-ə-ˌdēz, -ō-ˌal-ˌan- \
\Medical Definition of chorioallantois
: a vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois that in the hen's egg is used as a living culture medium for viruses and for tissues
— called also chorioallantoic membrane
Other Words from chorioallantois
chorioallantoic \ -ˌal-ən-ˈtō-ik \ adjective
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The first known use of chorioallantois was in 1933
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