Amniotic fluid
Medical term · A
The watery liquid surrounding and protecting the growing fetus in the uterus.
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Uterus (also known as womb)The organ where a baby develops during pregnancy. Made of muscle, it is hollow, stretchy and about the size and shape of an upside-down pear. It sits between the bladder and the…
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FetusAn unborn baby.
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Amniotic sacThe pregnancy sac containing the baby and the amniotic fluid. It is sometimes also called "the membranes".
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ChorioamnionitisAn infection inside the uterus affecting the membranes (called the chorion and amnion) which surround the amniotic fluid.