Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun embryonic_membrane

1 sense of embryonic membrane

Sense 1
caul, veil, embryonic membrane -- (the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth))
       => fetal membrane -- (any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus)