amnion
amnion · amnions · amnia
амнион
Schafhaut, Amnion
The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammalsThe innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
UK/ˈæm.nɪ.ɒn/US/ˈæm.ni.ɑːn/
Meaning
1 sensesThe innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
Near-synonym: amniotic sac
Schafhaut, Amnion
амнио́нamnión
thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac:
Origin
From Latin amnion (“membrane around a fetus”), from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon).From Latin amnion (“membrane around a fetus”), from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon).
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Forms
plural: amnions / amniaSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals):amniotic sacamnios
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular