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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