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amniotic fluid
Sign in to savethe fluid surrounding a fetus within the amnion
Key facts
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Research
31,378 papers- Amniotic fluid dynamics.Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis · 2004
- [Amniotic fluid].Sanfujinka no jissai. Practice of gynecology and obstetrics · 1966
- Incidence, diagnosis and pathophysiology of amniotic fluid embolism.Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology : the journal of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology · 2014
- Amniotic fluid volume and normal flows to and from the amniotic cavity.Seminars in perinatology · 1993
- Amniotic fluid: its physiology and pathology.The Journal of reproductive medicine · 1970
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Encyclopedic overview
Tubes filled with amniotic fluid for amniocentesis The amniotic fluid is the protective liquid contained by the amniotic sac of a gravid amniote. This fluid serves as a cushion for the growing fetus, but also serves to facilitate the exchange of nutrients, water, and biochemical products between mother and fetus.
Colloquially, the amniotic fluid is commonly called water or waters (Latin liquor amnii).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “amniotic fluid” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.