amnion

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæm.nɪ.ɒn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈæm.nɪ.ɑːn/
  • Audio (US)(file)

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

Translations
a fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals — See also translations at amniotic sac

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Noun

amnion m (uncountable)

  1. amnion
    Synonym: schaapsvlies

Esperanto

Noun

amnion

  1. accusative singular of amnio
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