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allantois

[ uh-lan-toh-is, -tois ]
/ əˈlæn toʊ ɪs, -tɔɪs /

noun Embryology, Zoology.

a vascular, extraembryonic membrane of birds, reptiles, and certain mammals that develops as a sac or diverticulum from the ventral wall of the hindgut.

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Origin of allantois

1640–50; <New Latin <Greek allantoeidḗs, wrongly taken for plural and given a singular, on the model of words like hērōís (singular), hērōídes (plural)

Words nearby allantois

allantoid, allantoid membrane, allantoidoangiopagous twins, allantoin, allantoinuria, allantois, alla prima, allargando, all-around, al-Lat, allative
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British Dictionary definitions for allantois

allantois
/ (ˌælənˈtəʊɪs, əˈlæntɔɪs) /

noun

a membranous sac growing out of the ventral surface of the hind gut of embryonic reptiles, birds, and mammals. It combines with the chorion to form the mammalian placenta

Derived forms of allantois

allantoic (ˌælənˈtəʊɪk), adjective

Word Origin for allantois

C17: New Latin, irregularly from Greek allantoeidēs sausage-shaped, allantoid
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Medical definitions for allantois

allantois
[ ə-lăn′tō-ĭs ]

n. pl. al•lan•to•i•des (ăl′ən-tō′ĭ-dēz′)

A membranous sac that develops from the posterior part of the alimentary canal in the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, and is important in the formation of the umbilical cord and placenta in mammals.allantoid

Other words from allantois

al′lan•to′ic (ăl′ən-tō′ĭk) adj.
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Scientific definitions for allantois

allantois
[ ə-lăn′tō-ĭs ]

Plural allantoides (ăl′ən-tō′ĭ-dēz′)

A membranous sac that grows out of the lower end of the alimentary canal in embryos of reptiles, birds, and mammals. In mammals, the blood vessels of the allantois develop into the blood vessels of the umbilical cord.
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