See Also: Amniotic(medicine)
Amniotic sac(health)
amniotic sac(medicine)
amniotic(dictionary)
amniotic bands(medicine)
amniotic adhesions(medicine)
Amniotic fluid(health)
amniotic amputation(medicine)
amniotic raphe(medicine)
amniotic fold(medicine)

unruly (oh) and amniotic sac (medicine)


unruly (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Origin: ruly 'behaving well' (15-21 centuries), from rule]
violent or difficult to control
-synonym wild wild
::unruly children
::unruly behaviour
unruly hair is difficult to keep tidy
-- unruliness n [U]

amniotic sac (medicine)


amniotic sac
<anatomy, obstetrics> Sac, enclosing the embryo of amniote vertebrates, that provides a fluid environment to prevent dehydration during development of land based animals.

See: amnion.