different between amnion vs amnios

English

Etymology

From Latin amnion (“membrane around a fetus”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (amníon, “bowl in which the blood of victims was caught”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æm.n?.?n/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æm.n?.??n/

Noun

amnion (plural amnions or amnia)

1. (anatomy) The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.

Derived terms

• amniocentesis
• amnionic
• amniote
• amniotic
• subamnion

Translations

Anagrams

• I'm 'onna, Manion, Minoan, moanin', nomina, on main

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin amnion (“membrane around a fetus”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (amníon, “bowl in which the blood of victims was caught”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??m.ni.?n/
• Hyphenation: am?ni?on

Noun

amnion m (uncountable)

1. amnion

   Synonym: schaapsvlies

Esperanto

Noun

amnion

1. accusative singular of amnio

English

Noun

amnios

1. (anatomy) amnion

Anagrams

• Amison, Maison, Masino, Mianos, Omanis, Simona, aminos, osmian, osmina

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (amníon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?amnjos/, [?ãm.njos]

Noun

amnios m (plural amnios)

1. (anatomy) amnion

Derived terms

• agua del amnios

Related terms

• amniótico

Further reading

• “amnios” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.