amnion : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: amnion	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for amnion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amnion n thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) Synonym(s): amnion, amniotic sac, amnios
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Amnion \Am"ni*on\, n. [Gr. [?] the membrane round the fetus, dim. of [?] lamb.] (Anat.) A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds, and reptiles.