amniotic

am·ni·on

 (ăm′nē-ən, -ŏn′)

n. pl. am·ni·ons or am·ni·a (-nē-ə)

A tough, thin membrane that forms a sac enclosing the embryo or fetus of a mammal, bird, or reptile. It is filled with a serous fluid in which the embryo or fetus is suspended.

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[New Latin, from Greek amneion, variant of amneios, amnion, and from amnion, amnion, both from amnos, lamb; akin to Irish úan, Latin agnus, and Old Church Slavonic agnę, lamb.]

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am′ni·ot′ic (-ŏt′ĭk), am′ni·on′ic (-ŏn′ĭk) adj.

amniotic

(ˌæmnɪˈɒtɪk)

adj

(Zoology) of or relating to the amnion

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

amniotic - of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion; "amniotic membrane" amnic, amnionic

Translations

amniotique

amniotico

amniotic

[ˌæmnɪˈɒtɪk] ADJ → amniótico
amniotic fluid → líquido m amniótico
amniotic sac → saco m amniótico

amniotic

adj (Anat, Med) amniotic sac → Fruchtblase f

amniotic

[ˌæmnɪˈɒtɪk] adj → amniotico/a

am·ni·ot·ic

n. amniótico, en relación con el amnios;

___ fluid → fluido ___;

___ sac → saco ___.

amniotic

adj amniótico; — fluid líquido amniótico