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amnio-

amnio- prefix: amnion; amniotic.

Prefix

amnio-

  1. amnion; amniotic

Origin of amnio-

Derived from Ancient Greek ἀμνῐ́ον (amnĭ́on, “caul, membrane around the fetus”).

Questions about amnio-

What does amnio- mean?
Amnio- means amnion; amniotic.
What part of speech is amnio-?
Amnio- is a prefix.

Words near amnio- in the dictionary

  1. amnicolous
  2. Amnicon
  3. amnihook
  4. amnihooks
  5. amnio
  6. amnio-
  7. amnioallantoic
  8. amnioblast
  9. amnioblasts
  10. amniocardiac
  11. amniocele

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