English-Thai Dictionary
amnion
N ถุง น้ำคร่ำ thung-nam-khram
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
AMNION
Am "ni *on, n. Etym: [Gr. (Anat. )
Defn: A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles.
New American Oxford Dictionary
amnion
am ni on |ˈamnēˌän, -ən ˈæmniɑn | ▶noun ( pl. - or amnionia |-nēə | ) the innermost membrane that encloses the embryo of a mammal, bird, or reptile. DERIVATIVES am ni ot ic |ˌamnēˈätik |adjective ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Greek, ‘caul, ’ diminutive of amnos ‘lamb. ’
Oxford Dictionary
amnion
amnion |ˈamnɪən | ▶noun ( pl. amnions or amnia ) the innermost membrane that encloses the embryo of a mammal, bird, or reptile. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Greek, ‘caul ’, diminutive of amnos ‘lamb ’.
Duden Dictionary
Amnion
Am ni on Substantiv, Neutrum Biologie, Medizin , das |A mnion |das Amnion; Genitiv: des Amnions griechisch amníon Eihaut der höheren Wirbeltiere und des Menschen