allantois

[ uh-lan-toh-is, -tois ]

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

Origin of allantois

1
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
  1. 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

Origin of allantois

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C17: New Latin, irregularly from Greek allantoeidēs sausage-shaped, allantoid

Derived forms of allantois

  • allantoic (ˌælənˈtəʊɪk), adjective

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Scientific definitions for allantois

allantois

[ ə-lăntō-ĭs ]


Plural allantoides (ăl′ən-tōĭ-dēz′)
  1. 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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