amnion

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Amnion, name given to the innermost membrane investing the foetus in the womb.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

Amnion: the inner of the two membranes enveloping the embryo.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Amnion cavity: a tube-like insinking from the ventral plate of the embryo, extending cephalad.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

Amnion, am′ni-on, n. the innermost membrane enveloping the embryo of reptiles, birds, and mammals.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

Amnion fold: the extensions of the amnion which close the mouth of the amnion cavity in the embryo.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.