Dictionary

amniotic sac en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• ăm′nē-ŏt′ĭk săk′
• /ˌam.niˌɔt.ɪk ˈsak/ (Scotland)
• /ˌæm.niːˌɔt.ɪk ˈsæk/ (Australia)
• /ˌam.niːˌɒt.ɪk ˈsak/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌæm.niˌɔt.ɪk ˈsæk/ (General-American) without the cot–caught merger
• /ˌa(ː)m.niːˌɔʈ.ɪk ˈsa(ː)k/ (India)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌæm.niːˌɔːt.ɪk ˈsæk/ (Received-Pronunciation) conservative
• /ˌæm.niˌɑt.ɪk ˈsæk/ (Canada, dialectal)
• /ˌæm.niˌɑt.ɪk ˈsæk/ (General-American, cot-caught-merger)
• /ˌɛm.niːˌɒt.ək ˈsɛk/ (New-Zealand)
• /ˌam.niːˌɔːt.ɪk ˈsak/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌæm.niːˌɒt.ɪk ˈsæk/ (Received-Pronunciation, contemporary)
• /ˌæm.niˌɒt.ɪk ˈsæk/ (Canada, standard)

Meanings

1. The sac in which the foetus develops in mammals, reptiles, and birds.
   • Near-synonym: amnion (meronymy, holonymy, or embryological sequence seem to vary by who is defining the two)

Forms

Hypernyms

structure · bag · sac

Meronyms

amniotic fluid

Relateds

rupture of membranes · amniocentesis

Synonyms

bag of waters · membranes · amnion

Translations (38)

sv fosterhinna (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · ca sac amniòtic (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · pl błona płodowa (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · fa یارک (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · fa مشیمه (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · ro sac amniotic (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · fa آتون (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · is líknarbelgur (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · cmn 羊膜囊 (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · es saco amniótico (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · kmr yarik (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · fi sikiöpussi (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · ar كِيس سَلْوِيّ (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · sh vodènjāk (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · pl błona jajowa (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · bcl bayuyo (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · hu magzatburok (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · la membrāna fētālis (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · he כיס השפיר (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · fr sac amniotique (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · el αμνιακός σάκος (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · am የኣምኒዮት ኪስ (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · io amniala sako (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · it amnios (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · et lootekott (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · ar سُخْد (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · ru пло́дный пузы́рь (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · kmr seravok (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · sh водѐња̄к (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · tr amniyon kesesi (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · de Fruchtblase (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · hy սաղմնային պարկ (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · de Fruchtsack (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · ca sac àmnic (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · pt saco amniótico (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · fa یاره (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · pt bolsa amniótica (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion) · iu ᐴᐹᖅ (sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion)

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