cloacal membrane

noun

: a plate of fused embryonic ectoderm and endoderm closing the fetal anus

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“Cloacal membrane.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/cloacal%20membrane. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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