AMNIOTIC CAVITY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("amniotic cavity" is a kind of...):

bodily cavity; cavity; cavum ((anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body)

Meronyms (parts of "amniotic cavity"):

amnionic fluid; amniotic fluid; waters (the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion)

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