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Definition of Fetal membrane
1. Noun. Any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus.
Specialized synonyms: Allantois, Caul, Embryonic Membrane, Veil, Umbilical, Umbilical Cord
Generic synonyms: Membrane, Tissue Layer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fetal Membrane
Literary usage of Fetal membrane
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Text-book of Physiology by William Henry Howell (1900)
"... excretory function of the fetal kidneys. As growth proceeds, the amnion expands
and becomes loosely attached to the outer fetal membrane, the chorion. ..."
2. The Chicago Medical Journal (1872)
"... there was found a small opening in the fetal membrane, close to the edge of
the placenta, and totally unconnected with the large rent through which the ..."
3. Progressive Medicine by Hobart Amory Hare (1917)
"This genito-mesentric band usually appears in conjunction with another fetal
membrane known as the bloodless fold of Treves, which runs from the lateral ..."
4. Special pathology and therapeutics of the diseases of domestic animals v. 2 by Ferenc Hutyra (1912)
"... in otherwise healthy mothers, as a result of external infection producing
inflammatory lesions of the uterine mucous membrane and of the fetal membrane. ..."
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