amnion
/ˈæm.nɪ.ɒn/ · noun
Meaning
- The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
Etymology / origin
From Latin amnion (“membrane around a fetus”), from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon).
- ἀμνίον(Ancient Greek)→
- amnion(la)→
- amnion (English)
- Relations: lbor, der
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