amniotic
am·nio·tic
adjective
1.
of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion
- “amniotic membrane”
Origin
Likely borrowed from French amniotique, from Ancient Greek ἀμνίον (amníon, “vessel for collecting the blood from sacrifices”). Equivalent to amnion + -otic.
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