amnion

English

Etymology

From Latin amnion (“membrane around a fetus”), from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon, “bowl in which the blood of victims was caught”).

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈæm.nɪ.ɒn/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈæm.nɪ.ɑːn/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

amnion (plural amnions or amnia)

(anatomy) The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.

Derived terms

Translations

innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals

Armenian: ջրաթաղանթ (hy) (ǰratʿałantʿ), սաղմնապարկ (hy) (sałmnapark), ամնիոն (hy) (amnion)
Catalan: amni m
Chinese:
Cantonese: 羊膜 (joeng⁴ mok⁶^-²)

Mandarin: 羊膜 (zh) (yángmó)
Dutch: amnion (nl) n
Esperanto: amnio
Finnish: vesikalvo (fi)
French: amnios (fr) m
German: Amnion (de) n

Hebrew: שָׁפִיר‎‎ (he) m (shafír)
Ido: amniono (io)
Irish: aimnín m
Italian: amnio (it) m
Japanese: 羊膜 (ようまく, yōmaku)
Korean: 양막 (yangmak)
Maori: kahukahu
Portuguese: âmnio m
Russian: амнио́н (ru) m (amnión)
Spanish: amnios (es) m

Anagrams

I'm 'onna, Manion, Minoan, moanin', nomina

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin amnion (“membrane around a fetus”), from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon, “bowl in which the blood of victims was caught”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɑm.ni.ɔn/
Audio (file)

Noun

amnion m (uncountable)

amnion

Esperanto

Noun

amnion

accusative singular of amnio

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