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AMNIOTIC CAVITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("amniotic cavity" is a kind of...):
bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)
Meronyms (parts of "amniotic cavity"):
amnionic fluid; amniotic fluid; waters (the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion)