amniotic fold

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A fold of amniotic membrane enclosing the yolk stalk and extending from the point of insertion of the umbilical cord to the yolk sac.

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Which one of these commonly confused words can act as an adverb or a pronoun?

While some stray from the fold, most stay with the same pack their entire lives.
Mongooses, Meerkats, and Ants, Oh My! Why Some Animals Keep Mating All in the Family|Helen Thompson|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fold the parchment paper with the dry ingredients in half and pour into the stand mixer.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Sticky Toffee Pudding|Carla Hall|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fold over the edges and crimp, then trim any remaining excess.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Pumpkin Pecan Pie|Carla Hall|December 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The parental fold may be about to envelope you—and yet also drive you mad.
How to Make It Through Thanksgiving Alive|Lizzie Crocker|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

They see him bringing working-class whites and Southerners into the fold in a way that no other Democrat could.
Hillary Gets a Challenger and He’s a Marine|David Freedlander|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
With a power over nature multiplied a hundred fold, nature still conquers us.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
Fleurette he did not meet until he brought back the sight-seers to the fold in the evening.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol|William J. Locke
The second High-Pockets produced a worn bill-fold and extracted a pink union permit.
Nine Men in Time|Noel Miller Loomis
If you use an envelope, and this custom is now universal, fold your letter neatly to fit into it; then direct on the envelope.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
Rabbah was to be a sheep-fold, Babylon a menagerie of wild beasts—a very specific difference and very improbable.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward