amniotic
Surrounding the embryo
Amniotic describes things relating to the amnion, the fluid-filled sac surrounding an embryo or fetus during pregnancy.
The amniotic fluid cushions and protects the developing baby.
Amniotic membrane refers to the tissue forming this sac.
The term appears almost exclusively in medical and biological contexts.
Gestating offspring
- embryoOrganism before birth
- placentaFetal nourishment organ
- umbilicalOf the cord connecting fetus
- wombFetal development organ
uterus · gestational · embryonic · fetal · zygote · trimester · development · gestation
Thin tissue sheet
- sacBodily pouch structure
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
- leakageUnintended fluid escape
- volumeAmount of space filled
meconium · watery · translucent · buoyancy · pH · sterile · composition · index
Softening force or fall
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
- insulatingPreventing heat or electricity passage
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
enclosure · lubrication · safeguarding · floating · suspending · enveloping
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
- karyotypingVisualizing chromosomal arrangement
- obstetricianChildbirth physician
- perinatologyHigh-risk pregnancy specialty
fetus
Gestating offspring
womb · uterus · gestational · embryonic · fetal · zygote · trimester · development · gestation · prenatal
membrane
Thin tissue sheet
volume · meconium · watery · translucent · buoyancy · pH · sterile · composition · index · assessment
cushioning
Softening force or fall
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
- insulatingPreventing heat or electricity passage
- shieldingProtecting from harm
barrier · enclosure · lubrication · safeguarding · floating · suspending · enveloping
ultrasound
Inaudible high-frequency waves
- obstetricsChildbirth medicine branch
- karyotypingVisualizing chromosomal arrangement
- obstetricianChildbirth physician
amnioticpostnatal
After childbirth
extrauterine · postpartum · neonatal · born · newborn
- amniotic sacMembrane enclosing developing fetus
- amniotic fluidLiquid protecting unborn offspring