amniotic

Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to the amnion; characterized by an amnion; as, the amniotic fluid; the amniotic sac.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

caul amino amnion amnio amnionic amnic

Related terms

amniota amniocentesis amniote amnio-

Phrases with the word

amniotic cells amniotic cord amniotic cell culture amniotic cell cultures amniotic fluid culture amniotic fluid cultures

Anagrams

minicoat

Examples

Love is all around us all the time. Love is the ethers that we swim in. Love is the amniotic fluid of the soul. Marianne Williamson

amniotic membrane Source: Internet

Aly Jenkins, a member of Sherry Anderson's rink, died Sunday during childbirth at the age of 30. Doctors determined amniotic fluid had entered her blood stream, setting off a rare amniotic fluid embolism. Source: Internet

Causes Fetal distress during labor causes intestinal contractions, as well as relaxation of the anal sphincter, which allows meconium to pass into the amniotic fluid and contaminate the amniotic fluid. Source: Internet

It was the development of the amniotic egg, which prevents the developing embryo from drying out, that enabled the reptiles to reproduce on land and which led to their dominance in the period that followed. Source: Internet

Meconium is normally stored in the infant's intestines until after birth, but sometimes (often in response to fetal distress and hypoxia) it is expelled into the amniotic fluid prior to birth, or during labor. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

amnioserosal amniota amniote amniotic acid amniotic cavity amniotic cell culture