amnion
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin amnion (“membrane around a fetus”), from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editamnion (plural amnions or amnia)
- (anatomy) The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- Synonym: (archaic) amnios
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editTranslations
edita fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac
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editDutch
editEtymology
editFrom Latin amnion (“membrane around a fetus”), from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon, “bowl in which the blood of victims was caught”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editamnion m (uncountable)
- amnion
- Synonym: schaapsvlies
Esperanto
editNoun
editamnion
- accusative singular of amnio
Polish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon).[1] First attested in 1810.[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editamnion m inan
- (anatomy, embryology) amnion (innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended)
- Synonym: owodnia
Declension
editDeclension of amnion
References
edit- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “amnion”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Georg Prochaska (1810) Zasady fizyologii ludzkiej. T. 2[1] (in Polish), page 182
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