amnion
pronunciation
How to pronounce amnion in British English:
UK ['æmnɪən]
How to pronounce amnion in American English:
US ['æmnɪrn]
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- Noun:
- thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
Word Origin
- amnion (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."
Example
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- 2. Continuing rains aggrandized the flood amnion .
- 3. Mr khan said durably that pakistan is not fishing in the troubled amnion of central asia .
- 4. Fetus or newborn affected by other specified abnormalities of chorion and amnion .
- 5. Conclusion fresh amnion transplantation is an effective method to treat keratohelcosis .