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[syn: amnion, amniotic sac, amnios]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Amnion \Am"ni*on\, n. [Gr. ? the membrane round the fetus, dim.
of ? lamb.] (Anat.)
A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds,
and reptiles.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
amnion
n 1: thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing
embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
[syn: amnion, amniotic sac, amnios]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "amnion":
allantoic membrane, amniotic sac, arachnoid membrane,
basement membrane, conjuctiva, eardrum, hymen, maidenhead,
membrana serosa, membrana tympana, membrane, meninges, meninx,
neurilemma, pellicle, pericardium, perineurium, pleura, serosa,
tympanic membrane, tympanum, velum