transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈam-nē-ˌän, -ən ]
noun
( plural amnions or am·nia -nē-ə)
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, caul, from amnos lamb — more at yean
Date: 1667
1. : a thin membrane forming a closed sac about the embryos or fetuses of reptiles, birds, and mammals and containing the amniotic fluid
2. : a membrane analogous to the amnion and occurring in various invertebrates
• am·ni·ot·ic ˌam-nē-ˈä-tik adjective