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Amniotic

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am·ni·on  (mn-n, -n)
n. pl. am·ni·ons or am·ni·a (-n-)
A thin, tough, membranous sac that encloses the embryo or fetus of a mammal, bird, or reptile. It is filled with a serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended.

[Greek amnin.]

amni·otic (-tk), amni·onic (-nk) adj.
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Adj.1.amniotic - of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion; "amniotic membrane"


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Anthony Atala, director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, reported that stem cells in the amniotic fluid that fills the sac surrounding the fetus may be just as versatile as embryonic stem cells.
These stem cells are found in the amniotic fluid of a woman, a substance that is usually discarded upon the birth of a child.
, and his colleagues wondered whether some of the fetal cells in amniotic fluid are stem cells.
 
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