AMNIONIC FLUID

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amnionic fluid mean? 

• AMNIONIC FLUID (noun)
  The noun AMNIONIC FLUID has 1 sense:

1. the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion

  Familiarity information: AMNIONIC FLUID used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMNIONIC FLUID (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

amnionic fluid; amniotic fluid; waters

Context example:

before a woman gives birth her waters break

Hypernyms ("amnionic fluid" is a kind of...):

bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour; liquid body substance (the liquid parts of the body)

Holonyms ("amnionic fluid" is a part of...):

amniotic cavity (the fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo)