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Amnion

noun
(pl. amnia, amnions)
1.
Thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals).  Synonyms: amnios, amniotic sac.



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"Amnion" Quotes from Famous Books



... very interesting to me, but the glimpses into your new views which it affords are very tantalising—and I want more. What you say about the development of the Amnion in your last letter still more nearly brought "Donner und Blitz!" to my lips—and I shall look out anxiously for your new facts. Lankester tells me you have been giving lectures on your views. I wish I ...
— The Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley Volume 2 • Leonard Huxley


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