Amnia
anatomy, zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
zoology. a similar membrane of insects and other invertebrates.
noun (pl) -nions, -nia (-nɪə)
the innermost of two membranes enclosing an embryonic reptile, bird, or mammal see also chorion
n.
1660s, modern latin, from greek amnion “membrane around a fetus,” said to be originally “bowl in which the blood of victims was caught” [liddell & scott], which is variously said to be of unknown origin, from ame “bucket,” or a diminutive of amnos “lamb.”
amnion am·ni·on (ām’nē-ən, -ŏn’)
n. am·ni·ons or am·ni·a (-nē-ə)
the thin, membranous sac filled with a serous fluid in which the embryo or fetus is enclosed and suspended in the uterus. also called amniotic sac.
am’ni·ot’ic (-ŏt’ĭk) or am’ni·on’ic (-ŏn’ĭk) adj.
amnion
(ām’nē-ən)
a thin, membranous sac filled with a watery fluid (called the amniotic fluid) in which the embryo or fetus of a reptile, bird, or mammal is suspended during prenatal development. also called amniotic sac.
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