amnion

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Etymology

From Latin for "membrane around a fetus", from Greek "bowl in which the blood of victims was caught", from ame, (bucket)

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈæmnɪɒn/
• (US) IPA: /ˈæmnɪɑːn/

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Noun

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.

Derived terms

• amniocentesis
• amnionic
• amniotic

Translations

innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals

Catalan: amni (ca) m. Dutch: please add this translation if you can Esperanto: amnio (eo) Finnish: vesikalvo (fi) French: please add this translation if you can

German: please add this translation if you can Ido: amniono (io) Italian: amnio (it) m. Spanish: amnio (es) m.

Anagrams

• Minoan

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Esperanto

Noun

amnion

1. accusative singular of amnio