adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the chorion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
chorionic
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adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to a chorion
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a chorionic villus is a minute vascular projection on the fetal chorion
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English chorion Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English chorionic From chorion + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
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- Italian: corionico — of or pertaining to the chorion