- amnion membrane
- амниотическая мембрана
English-Russian small dictionary of medicine. Г.Ю. Бельман, А.Е. Бойков.. 2015.
English-Russian small dictionary of medicine. Г.Ю. Бельман, А.Е. Бойков.. 2015.
amnion — (n.) 1660s, Modern Latin, from Gk. amnion membrane around a fetus, said to be originally bowl in which the blood of victims was caught [Liddell & Scott], which is variously said to be of unknown origin, from ame bucket, or a dim. of amnos lamb … Etymology dictionary
amnion — n.; pl. nions, nia [Gr. amnion, membrane around the fetus] (ARTHROPODA) The inner cellular, membranous embryonic covering of various insects and other arthropods … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
Amnion — Am ni*on, n. [Gr. ? the membrane round the fetus, dim. of ? lamb.] (Anat.) A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amnion — [am′nē ən, am′nēän΄] n. pl. amnions or amnia [am′nēə] [Gr, dim. of amnos, lamb < IE * agwhnos > YEAN, L agnus] 1. the innermost membrane of the sac enclosing the embryo of a mammal, reptile, or bird: it is filled with a watery fluid… … English World dictionary
Amnion — A thin membrane surrounding the fetus during pregnancy. The amnion is the inner of the two fetal membranes (the chorion is the outer one). It contains the amniotic fluid. * * * Innermost of the extraembryonic membranes enveloping the embryo in… … Medical dictionary
amnion — /am nee euhn/, n., pl. amnions, amnia / nee euh/. 1. Anat., Zool. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended. 2. Zool. a similar membrane of insects and other… … Universalium
Membrane — A Membrane may refer to: In biology Biological membrane Cell membrane, a biological type of Membrane (selective barrier) Inner membrane Outer membrane (disambiguation) The two fetal membranes amnion chorion Basement membrane Mucous membrane… … Wikipedia
amnion — noun (plural amnions or amnia) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, caul, from amnos lamb more at yean Date: 1667 1. a thin membrane forming a closed sac about the embryos or fetuses of reptiles, birds, and mammals and containing the amniotic fluid… … New Collegiate Dictionary
amnion — Synonyms and related words: allantoic membrane, amniotic sac, arachnoid membrane, basement membrane, conjuctiva, eardrum, hymen, maidenhead, membrana serosa, membrana tympana, membrane, meninges, meninx, neurilemma, pellicle, pericardium,… … Moby Thesaurus
membrane — Synonyms and related words: allantoic membrane, amnion, amniotic sac, arachnoid membrane, basement membrane, coat, coating, collop, conjuctiva, covering, cut, deal, disk, eardrum, feuille, film, flap, foil, fold, hymen, lamella, lamina, laminated … Moby Thesaurus
amnion — n. innermost membrane enclosing foetus. ♦ amniota, n.pl. vertebrates having amnion … Dictionary of difficult words