AMNIOTIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does amniotic mean? 

• AMNIOTIC (adjective)
  The adjective AMNIOTIC has 1 sense:

1. of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion

  Familiarity information: AMNIOTIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AMNIOTIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

amnic; amnionic; amniotic

Context example:

amniotic membrane

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))

 Context examples 

It is characterized by the presence of polymorphonuclear cells migrating from the fetal umbilical cord vessels through the umbilical cord towards the bacteria containing amniotic fluid.

(Funisitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A serious condition in which a newborn breathes a mixture of meconium (the first intestinal discharge) and amniotic fluid into the lungs around the time of delivery.

(Meconium Aspiration Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

A clinical scoring method to monitor fetal asphyxia using four ultrasonic observations that include fetal breathing, fetal body movements, fetal tone, and amniotic fluid volume.

(Fetal Biophysical Profile, NCI Thesaurus)

A pregnancy involving two fetuses that each have separate chorions and amniotic sacs.

(Dichorionic Diamniotic Twin Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)

In rare occasions, tumor cells may replicate the structure of the early embryo, forming "embryoid bodies" replete with germ discs and miniature amniotic cavities.

(Central Nervous System Embryonal Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus/Adapted from WHO)

Presence of meconium into amniotic fluid.

(Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid, NCI Thesaurus)

A pregnancy involving two fetuses that share the same chorion but have separate amniotic sacs.

(Monochorionic Diamniotic Twin Pregnancy, NCI Thesaurus)

Typically associated with an amniotic fluid index (AFI) of less than 5 cm or a single maximum vertical pocket (MVP) of less than 2 cm.

(Oligohydramnios, NCI Thesaurus)

Examples of embolic material include thrombus, fat, bone marrow, air, and amniotic fluid.

(Peripheral Embolus, NCI Thesaurus/ACC)

Inhalation of fluid from the amniotic sac into the lungs by the neonate.

(Neonatal Aspiration of Amniotic Fluid, NCI Thesaurus)