amniotic
Origin of amniotic
1- Also am·ni·on·ic [am-nee-on-ik], /ˌæm niˈɒn ɪk/, am·nic [am-nik]. /ˈæm nɪk/.
Other words from amniotic
- post·am·ni·ot·ic, adjective
Words Nearby amniotic
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How to use amniotic in a sentence
Give a warm, salty, amniotic ocean like that a few billion years, and there’s no telling what kind of life it could cook up.
The Hunt for Life on Jupiter's Moon Europa Just Got a Little Easier | Jeffrey Kluger | April 21, 2022 | TimeNo element of Caul Baby better illustrates Jerkins’ ability to spin magic out of the mundane than the titular caul, the amniotic membrane that surrounds a baby in the womb.
Morgan Jerkins Memorializes a Swiftly-Changing Harlem in Her New Novel Caul Baby | Cady Lang | April 2, 2021 | TimeChronic uncertainty surrounds children living under occupation like amniotic fluid.
In some instances amniotic fluid stained with blood escapes.
In yet others it is partly derived from endoderm and partly from ectoderm (primitive streak of amniotic Vertebrates).
In amniotic animals the base of the skull appears bent in on the abdominal side, so that the head sinks upon the breast.
The History of Creation, Vol. II (of 2) | Ernst HaeckelThe constant presence of nutritive substances in the amniotic fluid during the whole period of gestation.
Simon Magus | George Robert Stow MeadIntra-uterine amputation by constriction of amniotic bands sometimes occurs (Figs. 168, 169).
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. | Alexander Miles
British Dictionary definitions for amniotic
/ (ˌæmnɪˈɒtɪk) /
of or relating to the amnion
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