yolk sac

noun

Definition of yolk sac

: a membranous sac of most vertebrates that encloses the yolk, is attached in most forms (as in humans) through the yolk stalk with the intestinal cavity of the embryo, and is supplied with blood vessels that transport nutritive yolk products to the developing embryo

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McKenna Shea Xydias, of Senoia, Georgia, had an ovarian yolk sac tumor, according to Good Morning America, and went through four rounds of chemotherapy. — Caitlin Keating, PEOPLE.com, "2-Year-Old Georgia Girl Beats Rare Form of Ovarian Cancer: 'She's a Rock Star'," 20 June 2019 But in the human embryo knockouts, placental cells and yolk sac cells also failed to form. — Gretchen Vogel, Science | AAAS, "Scientists use gene-editing technology to knock out genes in human embryos for first time," 20 Sep. 2017

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yolk sac

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Medical Definition of yolk sac

: a membranous sac of most vertebrates that is attached to an embryo and encloses the yolk, that is continuous in most forms including humans through the omphalomesenteric duct with the intestinal cavity of the embryo, that is abundantly supplied with blood vessels which transport nutritive yolk products to the developing embryo, and that in placental mammals is nearly vestigial and functions chiefly prior to the formation of the placenta

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