exocoelomic cavity

exocoelomic cavity
the cavity surrounded by the exocoelomic membrane and roofed by the hypoblast during implantation and formation of the bilaminar embryonic disc in human embryonic development. The cavity and surrounding membrane will become the yolk sac.

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