amnio
Americannoun
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amnios
plural
noun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of amnio
First recorded in 1985–90; by shortening
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Yet when her mother was pregnant with her, the doctors told her to expect a son, because the amnio test showed the presence of XY chromosomes.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2023
Finally, different patients perceive risk, benefit, and necessity in different ways, which means some women that the medical community labels “low-risk” would pursue an amnio, while some “high-risk” women would not.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2020
I could have gotten an amnio, which at the very least would have told me if my unborn child has any chromosomal deletions or additions.
From Salon ● May 7, 2013
Photo: Lawrence Livermore National Lab A few months later, I counseled another couple whose amnio showed an inversion.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 5, 2012
I had had an amnio with Kailyn, but the geneticist didn’t pick up anything.
From Time ● Oct. 28, 2012
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 Phillip Parker King
The amnios is the inner skin which compasseth the child in the womb.
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 Phillip Parker King
The first thing that is formed is the amnios; the next the chorion; and they enwrap the seed round like a curtain.
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