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Meaning of ALLANTOIS

Pronunciation:  u'lantowis

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  vascular fetal membrane that develops from the hindgut in embryonic higher vertebrates (mammals; birds; reptiles)
 
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 See Also: fetal membrane

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Al*lan"to*is\, Allantoid \Al*lan"toid\, ] n.. (Anat.)
A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and
reptiles, -- in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the
parent; the urinary vesicle.
 
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Glossary
 
 Definition: a sack within the amniote egg in which waste products produced by the embryo are deposited.
 
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