Dictionary

amnion en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈæm.ni.ɑːn/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˈæm.nɪ.ɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin amnion (“membrane around a fetus”), from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon).

Meanings

1. The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
   • Near-synonym: amniotic sac
   • He never seemed to mind, and after a while, she no longer felt self-conscious about languishing in the amnion of his office. 2022, Ling Ma, “Office Hours”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN:

Forms

Coordinates

placenta · chorion · chorio- · placento-

Deriveds

amniocentesis · subamnion · amniote · amnio- · amnionic · amniotic · oligoamnios

Synonyms

amnios · amniotic sac

Translations (42)

fi vesikalvo (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · pt âmnio (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · kmr amniyon (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · ru амнио́н (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · es amnios (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · ta பனிக்குடம் (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · vi màng ối (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · hy ջրաթաղանթ (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · de Amnion (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · ca amni (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · ar أَمْنِيُون (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · fr amnios (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · kmr serav (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · pl owodnia (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · fa آتون (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · it amnio (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · cs ovčí blána (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · sk amnión (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · hy ամնիոն (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · la amnion (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · fa مشیمه (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · pl amnion (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · grc ἀμνίον (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · hu magzatburok (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · yue 羊膜 (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · de Schafhaut (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · cs amnion (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · fa مشیمیه (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · ro amnios (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · ko 양막 (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · ta பன்னீர்க்குடம் (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · id amnion (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · he שָׁפִיר (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · nl amnion (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · io amniono (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · ga aimnín (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · eo amnio (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · cmn 羊膜 (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · ar سَلى (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · mi kahukahu (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · hy սաղմնապարկ (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac) · ja 羊膜 (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)