See Also: Schultze's fold(medicine)
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Schultze, Max(medicine)
Schultze's cells(medicine)
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Schultze's mechanism(medicine)
Schultze's sign(medicine)
Schultze, Bernhard(medicine)
Schultze's membrane(medicine)

Schultze's fold (medicine)


Schultze's fold -->
amniotic fold


A fold of amniotic membrane enclosing the yolk stalk and extending from the point of insertion of the umbilical cord to the yolk sac; in reptiles and birds it is the reflected edge of the amnion where it folds over to cover the embryo during early development.

Synonym: Schultze's fold.