Chorion | |
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![]() Diagram showing the chorion of a chicken egg | |
![]() Human fetus enclosed in the amnion | |
Details | |
Identifiers | |
Latin | chorion |
TE | E5.11.3.1.1.0.3 |
Anatomical terminology |
The chorion is the outermost fetal membrane around the embryo in mammals, birds and reptiles (amniotes). It is also present around the embryo of other animals, like insects and molluscs.