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絨毛膜 (じゅうもうまく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

絨じゅう毛もう膜まく

Meanings

1

noun

chorion

embryology

Embryological term for the outermost fetal membrane in mammals, birds, and reptiles.

絨じゅう毛もう膜まくは胎たい盤ばんの形けい成せいに関かん与よする。
The chorion is involved in the formation of the placenta.

Kanji

絨wool cloth
毛fur, hair, feather
膜membrane

Etymology

From 絨毛 (じゅうもう, 'villus') + 膜 (まく, 'membrane'). The term is a direct translation of the Western medical concept 'chorion'.