n, pl  -to*ides   :  a vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion and adjacent wall of the allantois that in the hen's egg is used as a living culture medium for viruses and for tissues - called also chorioallantoic membrane  cho*rio*al*lan*to*ic adj 
 
   
 
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