amnios
- plural of amnio.
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She had two first cousins with Down syndrome, so after a few failed amnios, my mother knew exactly what she didn’t know about me.
From Slate ● Jun. 28, 2013
The first thing that is formed is the amnios; the next the chorion; and they enwrap the seed round like a curtain.
The same explanation of structure applies to the seeds of Piperaceae and Saururus; and other instances occur of the persistence either of the membrane or of the substance of the amnios in the ripe seed.
From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker
The amnios is the inner skin which compasseth the child in the womb.
But in a few plants an additional coat, apparently originating in the inner membrane of Grew, the vesicula colliquamenti or amnios of Malpighi also exists.
From Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia Performed between the years 1818 and 1822 — Volume 2 by King, Phillip Parker
