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Descriptor
English
:
Amnion
Descriptor
Spanish
:
amnios
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Āmnio
Synonyms
English
:
Amnions
Amniotic Membrane
Amniotic Membranes
Membrane, Amniotic
Membranes, Amniotic
Tree Number:
A10.615.284.277
A16.254.750.277
Definition
English
:
The innermost membranous sac that surrounds and protects the developing embryo which is bathed in the
AMNIOTIC FLUID
.
Amnion
cells are secretory
EPITHELIAL CELLS
and contribute to the
amniotic fluid.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
not restricted to
mammals
; intra-amniotic
injections
=
AMNION
+
INJECTIONS
; /surg: consider
AMNIOTOMY
See Related
English
:
Fetoscopy
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AB
abnormalities
AH
anatomy & histology
BS
blood supply
CH
chemistry
CY
cytology
DG
diagnostic imaging
DE
drug effects
EM
embryology
EN
enzymology
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IN
injuries
IR
innervation
ME
metabolism
MI
microbiology
PS
parasitology
PA
pathology
PH
physiology
PP
physiopathology
RE
radiation effects
SU
surgery
TR
transplantation
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
665
Unique Identifier:
D000650
Occurrence in VHL
:
Similar:
DeCS