Definisjon av fetal membrane

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Noun

fetal membrane - any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus
tissue layer, membrane a thin pliable sheet of material
amnion, amnios, amniotic sac thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
chorion the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
allantois the vascular fetal membrane that lies below the chorion and develops from the hindgut in many embryonic higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
embryonic membrane, caul, veil the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
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