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amnion

UK/ˈæm.nɪ.ɒn//ˈæm.ni.ɑːn/

amnion noun: the innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.

Noun

amnion (plural amnions or amnia)

  1. The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
    • Near-synonym: amniotic sac
    • He never seemed to mind, and after a while, she no longer felt self-conscious about languishing in the amnion of his office.2022, Ling Ma, “Office Hours”, in Bliss Montage, New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    amnios, amniotic sac

amnion meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Arabic

amnion in Tamil

a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac
பனிக்குடம் paṉikkuṭam, பன்னீர்க்குடம் paṉṉīrkkuṭam

amnion in Urdu

غلاف جنین, انفس

amnion in Kannada

ಒಳಕಂದುಪೊರೆ, ಒಳಬಸಿರು ಕಾಪೊರೆ

amnion in Arabic

a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac
سَلى salan, أَمْنِيُون ʔamniyūn
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amnion in Indonesian
amnion
amnion in Persian
مشیمیه mašīmiye, مشیمه mašīme, آتون ātun
amnion in Vietnamese
màng ối

Synonyms of amnion

Forms of amnion

pluralamnions
pluralamnia

Origin of amnion

From Latin amnion (“membrane around a fetus”), from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon).

Words formed from amnion

Questions about amnion

What does amnion mean?
Amnion means the innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
What is amnion in Tamil?
Amnion in Tamil is பனிக்குடம் (paṉikkuṭam), பன்னீர்க்குடம் (paṉṉīrkkuṭam). See Amnion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is amnion?
Amnion is a noun.
How do you pronounce amnion?
Amnion is pronounced /ˈæm.nɪ.ɒn/ (UK).
What is the plural of amnion?
The plural of amnion is amnions.

Words near amnion in the dictionary

  1. amniographies
  2. amniography
  3. amnioinfusion
  4. amnioinfusions
  5. amniomancy
  6. amnion
  7. amnionectomy
  8. amnionic
  9. amnionitis
  10. amnionless
  11. amnions

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Adapted from Wiktionary: amnion (page history and authors); amnion (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); amnion (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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