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)
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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), adjectiveWord 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
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al′lan•to′ic (ăl′ən-tō′ĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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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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