Etymology

chorion

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Today it means: The protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus. Full definition →

Late Latin chorion ← Ancient Greek χόριον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχόριον“membrane surrounding the fetus, afterbirth”
  2. Late Latin · borrowed fromchorion
  3. English todaychorion

From Late Latin chorion, from Ancient Greek χόριον (khórion, “membrane surrounding the fetus, afterbirth”).

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