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Medical Definition of Foetal membranes
1. Thin layers of tissue which surround the embryo or foetus and provide for its nutrition, respiration, excretion and protection; they are the yolk sac, allantois, amnion, and chorion. (12 Dec 1998)
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1. Thin layers of tissue which surround the embryo or foetus and provide for its nutrition, respiration, excretion and protection; they are the yolk sac, allantois, amnion, and chorion. (12 Dec 1998)