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EMBRYONIC MEMBRANE

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• 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.

• EMBRYONIC MEMBRANE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

embryonic membrane; caul; 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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