amniotic sac

noun

: amnion

Examples of amniotic sac in a Sentence

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The amniotic sac had broken, a condition called previable PPROM. Kff Health News, The Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2024 MoMo or mono-mono twins are identical twins who develop in a single amniotic sac and share a placenta. Pamela Prindle Fierro, Parents, 30 July 2024 If the split is delayed, usually a week or so after conception, the processes of growing a placenta, chorion, and amniotic sac are already underway. Pamela Prindle Fierro, Parents, 30 July 2024 An American buffalo, or bison, was running along the road with her amniotic sac protruding from her belly. Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC News, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for amniotic sac 

Word History

First Known Use

1831, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of amniotic sac was in 1831

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“Amniotic sac.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amniotic%20sac. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

amniotic sac

noun
: amnion

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