mesocord

mesocord

 [mez´o-kord]

an umbilical cord adherent to the placenta.

mes·o·cord

(mez'ō-kōrd),

A fold of amnion that sometimes binds a segment of the umbilical cord to the placenta.

mesocord

A rarely used term for a fold of amnion that partially surrounds the umbilical cord, a distinction of uncertain utility.

mes·o·cord

(mez'ō-kōrd)

A fold of amnion that sometimes binds a segment of the umbilical cord to the placenta.