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Definition of Amniotic cavity
1. Noun. The fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo.
Medical Definition of Amniotic cavity
1. The fluid-filled cavity inside the amnion which contains the developing embryo. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Amniotic Cavity
Literary usage of Amniotic cavity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Development of the Chick: An Introduction to Embryology by Frank Rattray Lillie (1908)
"Am. C., wall of the allantois. All. C., Cavity of allantois. All. S., Stalk of
allantois. amniotic cavity. Chor., Chorion. CTR, Connective tissue ring. ..."
2. Text-book of the embryology of man and mammals by Oscar Hertwig, Edward Laurens Mark (1905)
"The cephalic portion of the intestinal cavity has opened into the amniotic cavity
by means of the newly arisen mouth (m). Fig. 5. ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1901)
"The cavity above the embryo is the amniotic cavity, and its ectodermal lining is
the amnion. It now shows in every relation exactly the same features as are ..."
4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1893)
"... with the amniotic cavity) which communicates with the pleuro-peritoneal space,
and, according to Dalton, contains a semifluid, gelatinous material. ..."
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