amniotic sac

sac

[sak] a baglike organ or structure; see also bag, pocket, and pouch.air s's (alveolar s's) the spaces into which the alveolar ducts open distally, and with which the alveoli communicate; see also lung" >lung.amniotic sac the sac formed by the amnion, enclosing the fetus suspended in amniotic fluid; popularly known as the bag of waters.conjunctival sac the potential space, lined by conjunctiva, between the eyelids and the eyeball.endolymphatic sac the blind, flattened cerebral end of the endolymphatic duct.hernial sac the peritoneal pouch that encloses protruding intestine.lacrimal sac the dilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct; see also lacrimal apparatus.yolk sac the extraembryonic membrane connected with the midgut; in vertebrates below true mammals, it contains a yolk mass.

Yolk sac in a developing embryo. From Applegate, 2000.

amniotic sac

An amniotic fluid-filled, thin membranous sac, which surrounds the embryo of amniote vertebrates; it provides a fluid cushion, prevents dehydration and acts as a waste receptacle during embryonic development.

amniotic sac

amnion, bag of waters, membranes Obstetrics An amniotic fluid-filled thin membraned sac which surrounds the embryo of amniote vertebrates, and provides a fluid cushion, prevents dehydration, acting as a waste receptacle during embryonic development. See Amnion.

Amniotic sac

The membranous sac that surrounds the embryo and fills with watery fluid as pregnancy advances.Mentioned in: Childbirth

Patient discussion about amniotic sac

Q. what does it mean when an ultrasound shows an empty amniotic sac and no baby? A. This exact thing happened with my friend who is now 22 weeks with her first baby. She had 2 additional sacs - both empty - and the doctor said that the pregnancy had probably started out as triplets but that only one of the embryos had actually established and continued to grow.
Her doctor said it is very common for a woman to have more than one egg fertilize but that in most cases the pregnancy continues as a singleton only. She told my friend that the empty sacs would just disappear through time (which they did) and that they posed no danger to her baby.

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Synonyms for amniotic sac

noun thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals)

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