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Webster 1913 Edition
Chorion
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Cho′ri-on
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK].]
1.
(Anat.)
(a)
The outer membrane which invests the fetus in the womb; also, the similar membrane investing many ova at certain stages of development.
(b)
The true skin, or cutis.
2.
(Bot.)
The outer membrane of seeds of plants.
Webster 1828 Edition
Chorion
CHORION
,Noun.