Definition for AM'NI-OS, or AM'NI-ON

AM'NI-OS, or AM'NI-ON, n. [Gr. αμνιον, a vessel or membrane.]

The innermost membrane surrounding the fetus in the womb. It is thin, transparent, soft and smooth on the inside, but rough on the outside. – Encyc.

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