{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Glossary","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary","author_name":"Glossary","author_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/author\/adminglossary\/","title":"Amnion - Definition of Amnion","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"0wobCWEVTM\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/amnion\/\">Amnion<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/amnion\/embed\/#?secret=0wobCWEVTM\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Amnion&#8221; &#8212; Glossary\" data-secret=\"0wobCWEVTM\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"The membrane that surrounds the embryo within the uterus that secretes amniotic fluid to form a bag of waters.The thin sac containing the amniotic fluid which covers an unborn baby in the uterus.Inner membrane sac around the developing fetus (the outer membrane sac being the chorion) ||(compare placenta).A thin, transparent, internal fetal membrane that contains the amnionic fluid and fetus during pregnancy.The membrane that forms initially over the dorsal part of the embryo but soon expands to enclose it completely within the 'amniotic cavity. It expands outwards and fuses with the chorion, obliterating virtually all the intervening cavity. The double membrane (amniochorion) normally ruptures at birth.The tough fibrous membrane which lines the cavity of the womb during pregnancy, and contains between 0.5 and 1 litre (1-2 pints) of fluid in which he embryo floats. It is formed from the ovum (egg) along with the embryo, and in labour the part of it at the mouth of the womb forms the 'bag of waters'. When a child is born with a caul, the caul is a piece of amnion.The innermost fetal membrane; a thin, transparent sac that holds the fetus suspended in the liquor amnii, or amniotic fluid. The amnion grows rapidly at the expense of the extraembryonic coelom, and by the end of the third month it fuses with the chorion, forming the amniochorionic sac. Commonly called the bag of waters.The amnion is one of the membranes that envelops the fetus within the uterus. It is further encased by an outer membrane known as the chorion.The innermost membrane, comprised of two layers, enveloping the embryo in the womb and housing the fluid in which the embryo is suspended. This is also known as the amniotic membrane."}