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am⋅ni⋅ot⋅ic

  [am-nee-ot-ik]
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–adjective Anatomy, Zoology.
of, pertaining to, or having an amnion.
Also, am⋅ni⋅on⋅ic  [am-nee-on-ik] , am⋅nic  [am-nik] .

Origin:
1815–25; amni(on) + -otic
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am·ni·on   (ām'nē-ən, -ŏn')   
n.   pl. am·ni·ons or am·ni·a (-nē-ə)
A thin, tough, membranous sac that encloses the embryo or fetus of a mammal, bird, or reptile. It is filled with a serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended.

[Greek amniōn.]
am'ni·ot'ic (-ŏt'ĭk), am'ni·on'ic (-ŏn'ĭk) adj.
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Word Origin & History

amniotic 
1822, from Mod.L. amnion, from Gk., "membrane around a fetus," originally "bowl in which the blood of victims was caught," from ame "bucket." Amniocentesis is 1958, Mod.L., from amnion + centesis "surgical puncture," from Gk. kentesis "a pricking," from kentein "to prick," related to kontos "pole."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: am·ni·ot·ic
Pronunciation: "am-nE-'ät-ik
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to the amnion
2 : characterized by the development of an amnion
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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