AMNIOTIC

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion

Example:

amniotic membrane

Synonyms:

amnic; amnionic; amniotic

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

amnion (thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals))

Derivation:

amnion (thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals))

A pregnancy involving two fetuses that share both the chorion and amniotic sac.

(Monochorionic Monoamniotic Twin Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)

According to the study authors, as the volume of amniotic fluid increases, pregnant women tend to increase their consumption of fluids.

(Drinking diet beverages during pregnancy linked to child obesity, NIH)

An external intervention during labor and delivery to break the bag of membranes or the amniotic sac to facilitate childbirth.

(Artificial Rupture of Membrane, NCI Thesaurus)

The extraembryonic membrane which contains the embryo and amniotic fluid.

(Amnion, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

The procedure of instilling saline or other fluids into the amniotic cavity using an intrauterine catheter.

(Amnioinfusion, NCI Thesaurus)

A prenatal diagnostic procedure in which a small sample of amniotic fluid is removed from the uterus by a needle inserted into the abdomen.

(Amniocentesis, NCI Thesaurus)

The level of alpha-fetoprotein in amniotic fluid is used to measure renal loss of protein to screen for spina bifida and anencephaly.

(Alpha-fetoprotein, NCI Thesaurus/LocusLink)

The placenta surface in which the amniotic membrane is attached to.

(Amniotic Surface of the Placenta, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare congenital disorder which is caused by entrapment of anatomic parts of the fetus in fibrous amniotic bands during pregnancy.

(Amniotic Band Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The transparent extraembryonic sac that holds the developing fetus and surrounding amniotic fluid.

(Amniotic Sac, NCI Thesaurus)