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EMBRYONIC MEMBRANE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does embryonic membrane mean?
• EMBRYONIC MEMBRANE (noun)
The noun EMBRYONIC MEMBRANE has 1 sense:
1. the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
Familiarity information: EMBRYONIC MEMBRANE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
caul; embryonic membrane; veil
Hypernyms ("embryonic membrane" is a kind of...):
fetal membrane (any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus)
Holonyms ("embryonic membrane" is a part of...):
placenta (the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus)
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