amnion

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From Latin amnion (membrane around a fetus), from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon).

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amnion (plural amnions or amnia)

  1. (anatomy) The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
    Synonym: (archaic) amnios
    • 2022, Ling Ma, “Office Hours”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN:
      He never seemed to mind, and after a while, she no longer felt self-conscious about languishing in the amnion of his office.

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin amnion (membrane around a fetus), from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon, bowl in which the blood of victims was caught).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑm.ni.ɔn/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: am‧ni‧on

Noun[edit]

amnion m (uncountable)

  1. amnion
    Synonym: schaapsvlies

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amnion

  1. accusative singular of amnio

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon).[1] First attested in 1810.[2]

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amnion m inan

  1. (anatomy, embryology) amnion (innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended)
    Synonym: owodnia

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), “amnion”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Georg Prochaska (1810) Zasady fizyologii ludzkiej. T. 2[1], page 182

Further reading[edit]

  • amnion in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • amnion in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego