Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounIn placental mammals, a fluid contained within the amnion membrane that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
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amnionic fluidwaters
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Translations
Arabic سُخْد, سَائِل سَلْوِيّ
- سُخْد (suḵd)fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
- سَائِل سَلْوِيّ (sāʔil salwiyy)fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
- سَائِل سَابِيَائِيّ (sāʔil sābiyāʔiyy)fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
- سَائِل أَمْنِيُوتِيّ (sāʔil ʔamniyūtiyy)fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Catalan líquid amniòtic
- líquid amniòticfluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Chinese Cantonese 羊水
- 羊水 (joeng⁴ seoi²)fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Chinese Mandarin 羊水
- 羊水 (yángshuǐ)fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Czech plodová voda, amniální tekutina
- plodová vodafluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
- amniální tekutinafluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Danish fostervand
- fostervandfluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Dutch vruchtwater
- vruchtwaterfluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Finnish lapsivesi, vedet
- lapsivesifluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
- vedetfluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
French liquide amniotique
- liquide amniotiquefluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
German Fruchtwasser, Amnionflüssigkeit
- Fruchtwasserfluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
- Amnionflüssigkeitfluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Icelandic legvatn
- legvatnfluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Italian acque
- acquefluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Japanese 羊水
- 羊水 (yousui)fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Korean 양수
- 양수 (yangsu)fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Latin liquor amnii
- liquor amniifluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Norwegian Bokmål fostervann
- fostervannfluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Polish wody płodowe, płyn owodniowy
- wody płodowefluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
- płyn owodniowyfluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Portuguese líquido amniótico
- líquido amnióticofluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Romanian lichid amniotic
- lichid amnioticfluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Russian о̀колопло́дная жи́дкость
- о̀колопло́дная жи́дкость (òkoloplódnaja žídkostʹ)fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Spanish agua del amnios
- agua del amniosfluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Swedish fostervatten
- fostervattenfluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Tagalog sanggalang tubig
- sanggalang tubigfluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Tamil பனிக்குடநீர்
- பனிக்குடநீர் (paṉikkuṭanīr)fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Ukrainian амніоти́чна рідина́, плодо́ві во́ди
- амніоти́чна рідина́ (amniotýčna ridyná)fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
- плодо́ві во́ди (plodóvi vódy)fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
- навколоплі́дні во́ди (navkoloplídni vódy)fluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Vietnamese nước ối
- nước ốifluid that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus
Cite this entry
APA
amniotic fluid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amniotic%20fluid
MLA
“amniotic fluid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amniotic%20fluid. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amniotic fluid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amniotic%20fluid.
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