serosa
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
Origin of serosa
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How to use serosa in a sentence
Indusium: the case made by an insect larva: a membranous layer of the embryo of Locustidae below the serosa.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smithserosa: the outer membrane that envelops the forming embryo, the amnion and the remainder of the egg.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. SmithVentral plate: a thickening of the blastoderm of an egg from which the embryo, but not the amnion or serosa is formed.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for serosa
/ (sɪˈrəʊsə) /
another name for serous membrane
one of the thin membranes surrounding the embryo in an insect's egg
Origin of serosa
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