羊膜

yángmó
noun #35,815

Meanings

  1. 1 amnion
  2. 2 amniotic membrane

Examples

HSK 7-9
Tāi'ér zài yángmó nèi bèi yángshuǐ bāowéi.
The fetus is surrounded by amniotic fluid inside the amnion.
HSK 7-9
Yīshēng jiǎnchá le yángmó shìfǒu pòliè.
The doctor checked whether the amniotic membrane had ruptured.

Tips

memory
yáng literally means 'sheep', but in anatomy 羊水 yángshuǐ ('sheep water' = amniotic fluid) and 羊膜 yángmó ('sheep membrane' = amnion) are simply Chinese calques of the Greek-derived English term - the imagery comes from the soft, sheep-like sac. Once you know 羊水, 羊膜 is automatic.

Stroke Order

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