Akademik

amnios

noun

thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)

• Syn: ↑amnion, ↑amniotic sac

• Derivationally related forms: ↑amniotic (for: ↑amnion), ↑amnionic (for: ↑amnion), ↑amnic (for: ↑amnion)

• Topics: ↑mammal, ↑mammalian

• Hypernyms: ↑sac

• Part Holonyms: ↑amniote, ↑fetal membrane

Useful english dictionary. 2012.