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am·ni·on (ăm'nē-ən, -ŏn')
n., pl., -ni·ons, or -ni·a (-nē-ə).
A thin, tough, membranous sac that encloses the embryo or fetus of a mammal, bird, or reptile. It is filled with a serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended.

[Greek amniōn.]

amniotic am'ni·ot'ic (-ŏt'ĭk) or am'ni·on'ic (-ŏn'ĭk) adj.



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