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amniotic sac

noun

amniotic sac

noun

UK /ˌæm.niːˌɒt.ɪk ˈsæk/ · US /ˌæm.niˌɔt.ɪk ˈsæk/

1

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences The sac in which the foetus develops in mammals, reptiles, and birds.

  • Near-synonym: amnion (meronymy, holonymy, or embryological sequence seem to vary by who is defining the two)
Related terms
amniocentesis, rupture of membranes

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