羊膜

yángmó
noun #35,815

Meanings

  1. 1 amnion
  2. 2 amniotic membrane

Examples

Tāi'ér zài yángmó nèi bèi yángshuǐ bāowéi.
The fetus is surrounded by amniotic fluid inside the amnion.
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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