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allantoid

[uh-lan-toid]

adjective

Also al·lan·toi·dal [al-uh n-toid-l] /ˌæl ənˈtɔɪd l/. allantoic.

noun

the allantois.

Nearby words

  1. allantochorion,
  2. allantoic,
  3. allantoic sac,
  4. allantoic stalk,
  5. allantoic vesicle,
  6. allantoid membrane,
  7. allantoidoangiopagous twins,
  8. allantoin,
  9. allantoinuria,
  10. allantois

Origin of allantoid

1625–35; < Greek allantoeidḗs, equivalent to allant- (stem of allâs sausage) + -oeidḗs -oid
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British Dictionary definitions for allantoid

allantoid

adjective

relating to or resembling the allantois
botany shaped like a sausage

noun

another name for allantois
Derived Formsallantoidal (ˌælənˈtɔɪdəl), adjective

Word Origin for allantoid

C17: from Greek allantoeidēs sausage-shaped, from allas sausage + -oid
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Medicine definitions for allantoid

allantoid

[ə-lăn′toid′]

adj.

Of or having an allantois.
Shaped like a sausage.

n.

allantois
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