Hypertext Webster Gateway: "amniotic"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Amniotic \Am`ni*ot"ic\, a. [Cf. F. amniotique.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the amnion; characterized by an amnion;
as, the amniotic fluid; the amniotic sac.
{Amniotic acid}. (Chem.) [R.] See {Allantoin}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
amniotic
adj : of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing
an amnion; "amniotic membrane" [syn: {amnionic}, {amnic}]
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