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amniotic fluid
Fluid that fills the amniotic cavity and surrounds the embryo during its development, serves as a mechanical protection to prevent desiccation and facilitate foetal movements.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Anatomy, physiology and embryology
Level of specialization High
Definition source glosario de Fertilidad
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Variants
Acronym
AF
Informal
Hypernym
fluid
Formal
Synonym
liquor amnii
Formal
waters
Informal
Equivalents

Spanish

líquido amniótico
Associated concepts
Type of
fluid
Examples
Other ways of knowing these characteristics, is testing the foetus or the amniotic fluid, which is clearly invasive, and it is just informational. 
Amniotic fluid stem cells: they are derived from the amniotic fluid, which contains cells from embryonic and extraembryonic tissues, in addition to differentiated and undifferentiated cells derived from the ectoderm, endoderm and mesoderm.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
clear | slightly yellow | meconium-stained | green-stained || odorless amniotic fluid
WITH VERBS
swallows amniotic fluid || amniotic fluid leaks || sample of amniotic fluid is taken | removed 
WITH NOUNS
amniotic fluid volume || index