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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

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

The amnios is the inner skin which compasseth the child in the womb.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

This skin and that called the amnios, involve the child round, both above and underneath, and on both sides, which the alantois does not.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle

The first thing that is formed is the amnios; the next the chorion; and they enwrap the seed round like a curtain.

From The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher Containing his Complete Masterpiece and Family Physician; his Experienced Midwife, his Book of Problems and his Remarks on Physiognomy by Aristotle