amnion
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- Scrabble points
- 8
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- Letters
- 6
/ˈæm.nɪ.ɒn/
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/ˈæm.nɪ.ɒn/ · /ˈæm.ni.ɑːn/(US)
Definition of amnion
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin amnion (“membrane around a fetus”), from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon).
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