allantois

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The urinary sac or the allantois, the curious vesicle that grows out of the hind part of the gut, has essentially the same structure and function in the human embryo as in that of all the other Amniotes (cf. Figures 1.194 to 1.196).

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

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  1. New Latin, from allantoīdes, from Greek allantoeidēs, sausage-shaped : allas, allant-, sausage + -oeidēs, -oid.

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  1. New Latin, shorter form (apparently as singular of assumed plural) of allantoides: see allantoid.
 

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