Amnion

//ˈæm.nɪ.ɒn//

Synonyms for "amnion" (28 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(2 words)

amnios amniotic sac

allantoic membrane amniotic sac anatomy arachnoid membrane

Strong matches (8)

basement membrane botany capsule conjuctiva eardrum hymen maidenhead membrana serosa

Related words (14)

membrana tympana membrane meninges meninx neurilemma pellicle pericardium perineurium pleura receptacle serosa tympanic membrane tympanum velum

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

1 entries

sac

coordinate

4 entries

chorio chorion placenta placento

derived

7 entries

amnio amniocentesis amnionic amniote amniotic oligoamnios subamnion

has context

2 entries

anatomy mammal

is a

2 entries

anatomical structure sac

part of

2 entries

amniote fetal membrane

related to

7 entries

amniocentesis amnionic amniotic embryo fetal membrane sac

Translations

40 translations across 31 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

ἀμνίον noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Arabic

2 entries

أَمْنِيُون noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)
سَلى noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Armenian

3 entries

ամնիոն noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)
ջրաթաղանթ noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)
սաղմնապարկ noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Catalan

1 entries

amni noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

羊膜 noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

羊膜 noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Czech

1 entries

amnion noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Dutch

1 entries

amnion noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Esperanto

1 entries

amnio noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Finnish

1 entries

vesikalvo noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

French

1 entries

amnios noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

German

2 entries

Amnion noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)
Schafhaut noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Hebrew

1 entries

שָׁפִיר noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Hungarian

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magzatburok noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Ido

1 entries

amniono noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Indonesian

1 entries

amnion noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Irish

1 entries

aimnín noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Italian

1 entries

amnio noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Japanese

1 entries

羊膜 noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Korean

1 entries

양막 noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Māori

1 entries

kahukahu noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Northern Kurdish

2 entries

amniyon noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)
serav noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Persian

3 entries

آتون noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)
مشیمه noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)
مشیمیه noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Polish

2 entries

amnion noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)
owodnia noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Portuguese

1 entries

âmnio noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Romanian

1 entries

amnios noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Russian

1 entries

амнио́н noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Slovak

1 entries

amnión noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Spanish

1 entries

amnios noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Tamil

2 entries

பனிக்குடம் noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)
பன்னீர்க்குடம் noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Vietnamese

1 entries

màng ối noun (a fetal membrane of reptiles, birds, and mammals — see also amniotic sac)

Sample sentences

2 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Near-synonym: amniotic sac

Source: wiktionary

He never seemed to mind, and after a while, she no longer felt self-conscious about languishing in the amnion of his office.

Source: wiktionary

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