| amnionic | Relating to the amnion. Synonym: amniotic. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| amnionitis | Inflammation resulting from infection of the amniotic sac, which, in turn, usually results from premature rupture of the membranes (a condition often associated with neonatal infection). Origin: amnion + G. -itis, inflammation (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniorrhexis | Rupture of the amniotic membrane. Origin: amnio-+ G. Rhexis, rupture (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniorrhoea | Escape of amniotic fluid. Origin: amnio-+ G. Rhoia, flow (05 Mar 2000) |
| amnioscope | <instrument> An endoscope for studying amniotic fluid through the intact amniotic sac. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amnioscopy | Direct observation of the foetus and the colour and amount of the amniotic fluid by means of a specially designed endoscope inserted through the uterine cervix. (12 Dec 1998) |
| amniota | <zoology> That group of vertebrates which develops in its embryonic life the envelope called the amnion. It comprises the reptiles, the birds, and the mammals. Origin: NL. See Amnion. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amniotic | <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the amnion; characterised by an amnion; as, the amniotic fluid; the amniotic sac. Amniotic acid. <chemistry> See Allantoin. Origin: Cf. F. Amniotique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amniotic adhesions | The strands of amniotic tissue adherent to the embryo or foetus; they may cause constriction of embryonic limbs. See: congenital amputation. Synonym: amniotic adhesions, annular band, constriction ring, Simonart's bands, Simonart's ligaments, Simonart's threads, Streeter's bands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic amputation | Amputation produced in utero; attributed to the pressure of constricting bands (amniotic); autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: amniotic amputation, amputation, birth amputation, intrauterine amputation, spontaneous amputation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic band syndrome | <syndrome> A disorder present in the newborn infant in which constriction rings or bands, causing soft tissue depressions, encircle digits, extremities, or limbs and sometimes the neck, thorax, or abdomen. They may be associated with intrauterine amputations. (12 Dec 1998) |
| amniotic bands | The strands of amniotic tissue adherent to the embryo or foetus; they may cause constriction of embryonic limbs. See: congenital amputation. Synonym: amniotic adhesions, annular band, constriction ring, Simonart's bands, Simonart's ligaments, Simonart's threads, Streeter's bands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic cavity | The fluid-filled cavity inside the amnion which contains the developing embryo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic corpuscle | One of a number of small ovoid or rounded, sometimes laminated, bodies resembling a grain of starch and found in nervous tissue, in the prostate, and in pulmonary alveoli; of little pathological significance, and apparently derived from degenerated cells or proteinaceous secretions. Synonym: amniotic corpuscle, amylaceous corpuscle, amyloid corpuscle, colloid corpuscle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amniotic duct | The transitory opening between the seroamniotic folds in birds just before they fuse to form the seroamniotic raphe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amnion |
thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
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| amniote |
any member of the Amniota
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| Amniota |
higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development
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| amniotic fluid |
the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion; "before a woman gives birth her waters break"
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| amniotic sac |
amnion: thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)
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