See Also: Allantois(medicine)
allantois(dictionary)

underhanded (iou) and allantois (iou)


underhanded (iou)



underhanded adverb & adjective. E19.
[from UNDERHAND adjective + -ED2.]
A. adverb.
= UNDERHAND adverb 2. E19.
= UNDERHAND adverb 3b. rare. E19.
b. adjective.
= UNDERHAND adjective 2. E19.
Underpopulated; undermanned. M19.
Undersized. dial. M19.
Placed or printed below. L19.
underhandedly adverb E19.
underhandedness noun L19.

allantois (iou)



allantois noun. . M17.
[mod. Latin, spurious form evolved from allantoides ALLANTOID.]
Anatomy. The foetal membrane lying beneath the chorion in mammals, birds, and reptiles.
allan'toic adjective of or pertaining to the allantois M19.