amniotic sac

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amniotic sac

/ˌæm.niːˌɒt.ɪk ˈsæk/ UK, contemporary
/ˌam.niːˌɒt.ɪk ˈsak/ UK
/ˌæm.niːˌɔːt.ɪk ˈsæk/ UK
/ˌam.niːˌɔːt.ɪk ˈsak/ UK
/ˌæm.niˌɔt.ɪk ˈsæk/ US
/ˌæm.niˌɑt.ɪk ˈsæk/ US, cot caught merger
/ˌæm.niˌɒt.ɪk ˈsæk/ Canada, standard
/ˌæm.niˌɑt.ɪk ˈsæk/ Canada, dialectal
/ˌæm.niːˌɔt.ɪk ˈsæk/ Australia
/ˌɛm.niːˌɒt.ək ˈsɛk/ New Zealand
/ˌam.niˌɔt.ɪk ˈsak/ Scotland
/ˌa(ː)m.niːˌɔʈ.ɪk ˈsa(ː)k/ India

noun amniotic sacs

The sac in which the foetus develops in mammals, reptiles, and birds. Near-synonym: amnion (meronymy, holonymy, or embryological sequence seem to vary by who is defining the two)
Similar: bag of waters, membranes, amnion

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noun sac in which foetus develops — see also amnion

Español	saco amniótico
中文	羊膜囊 yángmónáng
Português	saco amniótico, bolsa amniótica
Français	sac amniotique
Deutsch	Fruchtblase, Fruchtsack
Italiano	amnios
Ελληνικά	αμνιακός σάκος amniakós sákos
Română	sac amniotic
Русский	пло́дный пузы́рь plódnyj puzýrʹ
العربية	كِيس سَلْوِيّ kīs salwiyy, سُخْد suḵd
עברית	כיס השפיר kis hashafír

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@misc{amniotic_sac_2026,
  title = {amniotic sac},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/amniotic%20sac},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}