amnio-

(Greek: "bowl", or "lamb")

Denotes a thin, transparent, tough membrane lining and the fluid-filled cavity contains the embryo of reptiles, birds, and mammals [amniotes]; the membrane around a fetus; diminutive of amnos, lamb; a bowl in which the blood of sacrificial victims was caught. Now used primarily to indicate the membrane surrounding the fetus in utero.

amniocardiac

amniocele

amniocentesis

amniochorial

amniochorion

amniochorionic

amnioclepsis

amnioembryonic

amniogenesis

amniography

Radiography of the amniotic sac after the injection of radiopaque, water-soluble solution into the sac, which outlines the umbilical cord, the placenta, and the soft tissues of the fetal body; now considered an obsolete technique. Also: fetography.

amnioma

amnion

amnionic

amnionitis

amniorrhea

Escape of amniotic (membrane around the fetus) fluid.

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