amnios

Noun
Synonyms: amnionamniotic sac

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)Synonyms: amnionamniotic sacType of sacPart of amniote, fetal membrane
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Am′ni·os (…), noun

Same as Amnion.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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