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Definition of Embryonic membrane
1. Noun. The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth).
Medical Definition of Embryonic membrane
1. A structure or tissue that develops from the fertilised ovum but does not form part of the embryo proper. Synonym: embryonic membrane, extraembryonic membrane. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Embryonic Membrane
Literary usage of Embryonic membrane
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1892)
"The embryonic membrane of Corti is made up of hairs of both large and small
epithelial ridges, while the adult membrane is the product of the small ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Wheeler, however, compares with the " dorsal organ " the peculiar extra embryonic
membrane or indusium which he has observed between serosa and amnion in ..."
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