chorion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Sense 1 noun
the outermost membranous sac enclosing the embryo in higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
Types & categories
- sac hypernym
Parts & wholes
- amniote part holonym
- fetal membrane part holonym
- chorionic villus part meronym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | chorionic |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | mammal |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | amniote |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | fetal membrane |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | chorionic villus |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | sac |