amniotic
/ˈæmniɔːtɪk/AM-nee-aw-tik
/ˈæmniɔtɪk/AM-nee-aw-tik
Meaningto do with the birth sac
Common meaning: of the fluid around a fetus
- amnia bowl for bloodLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 44 · scan
- oticadjective ending from Greek -ōtikos
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek ἀμνίον ‘a bowl for blood’.
Roots
- ἀμνίον Greek “a bowl for blood”
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