amniotic fluid

noun

: the serous fluid in which the embryo or fetus is suspended within the amnion

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Her amniotic fluid levels were also slightly elevated, prompting weekly appointments. Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025 At Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women doctors discovered that what she had been told was just bladder incontinence was actually amniotic fluid. Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 June 2025 Minutes after their son, Crew, was born via cesarean section, Hailey went into cardiac arrest following an amniotic fluid embolism (AFE). Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 24 July 2025 Not long after, Hailey died from a rare complication known as amniotic fluid embolism, or AFE. Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for amniotic fluid

Word History

First Known Use

1809, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of amniotic fluid was in 1809

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“Amniotic fluid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/amniotic%20fluid. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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amniotic fluid

noun
: the serous fluid in which the embryo and fetus is suspended within the amnion

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