allantois

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

/ əˈlæn toʊ ɪs, -tɔɪs /

noun Embryology, Zoology.

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

1640–50; <New Latin <Greek allantoeidḗs, wrongly taken for plural and given a singular, on the model of words like hērōís (singular), hērōídes (plural)

Words nearby allantois

allantoid, allantoid membrane, allantoidoangiopagous twins, allantoin, allantoinuria, allantois, alla prima, allargando, all-around, al-Lat, allative

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Example sentences from the Web for allantois

A very early condition of Man, with yelk-sac, allantois, and amnion (original).
Lectures and Essays|T.H. Huxley
The blood vessels of the allantois take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide through the porous shell.
The Meaning of Evolution|Samuel Christian Schmucker
Then, later, the placenta replaces the allantois, and the latter passes away as did its predecessor.
Private Sex Advice to Women|R. B. Armitage
The ureters (fig. 407, 3) open higher up than the other ducts into the stalk of the allantois which dilates to form the bladder .
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

The allantois was quite free and not attached to the subzonal membrane.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)|Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for allantois

allantois

/ (ˌælənˈtəʊɪs, əˈlæntɔɪs) /

noun

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

Derived forms of allantois

allantoic (ˌælənˈtəʊɪk), adjective

Word Origin for allantois

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

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Medical definitions for allantois

allantois

[ ə-lăn′tō-ĭs ]

n. pl. al•lan•to•i•des (ăl′ən-tō′ĭ-dēz′)

A membranous sac that develops from the posterior part of the alimentary canal in the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, and is important in the formation of the umbilical cord and placenta in mammals.allantoid

Other words from allantois

al′lan•to′ic (ăl′ən-tō′ĭk) adj.

Scientific definitions for allantois

allantois

[ ə-lăn′tō-ĭs ]

Plural allantoides (ăl′ən-tō′ĭ-dēz′)

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.

单词	allantois
释义	allantois [ uh-lan-toh-is, -tois ] / əˈlæn toʊ ɪs, -tɔɪs / noun Embryology, Zoology. 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 1640–50; <New Latin <Greek allantoeidḗs, wrongly taken for plural and given a singular, on the model of words like hērōís (singular), hērōídes (plural) Words nearby allantois allantoid, allantoid membrane, allantoidoangiopagous twins, allantoin, allantoinuria, allantois, alla prima, allargando, all-around, al-Lat, allative Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for allantois A very early condition of Man, with yelk-sac, allantois, and amnion (original). Lectures and Essays\|T.H. Huxley The blood vessels of the allantois take in oxygen and give out carbon dioxide through the porous shell. The Meaning of Evolution\|Samuel Christian Schmucker Then, later, the placenta replaces the allantois, and the latter passes away as did its predecessor. Private Sex Advice to Women\|R. B. Armitage The ureters (fig. 407, 3) open higher up than the other ducts into the stalk of the allantois which dilates to form the bladder . The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour The allantois was quite free and not attached to the subzonal membrane. The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)\|Francis Maitland Balfour British Dictionary definitions for allantois allantois / (ˌælənˈtəʊɪs, əˈlæntɔɪs) / noun 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 Derived forms of allantois allantoic (ˌælənˈtəʊɪk), adjective Word Origin for allantois C17: New Latin, irregularly from Greek allantoeidēs sausage-shaped, allantoid Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for allantois allantois [ ə-lăn′tō-ĭs ] n. pl. al•lan•to•i•des (ăl′ən-tō′ĭ-dēz′) A membranous sac that develops from the posterior part of the alimentary canal in the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles, and is important in the formation of the umbilical cord and placenta in mammals.allantoid Other words from allantois al′lan•to′ic (ăl′ən-tō′ĭk) adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for allantois allantois [ ə-lăn′tō-ĭs ] Plural allantoides (ăl′ən-tō′ĭ-dēz′) 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. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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