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Membrane vs Amniotomy - What's the difference?

membrane | amniotomy |

As nouns the difference between membrane and amniotomy

is that membrane is a flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal) while amniotomy is an artificial rupture of membranes to induce or accelerate labour.

membrane

English

(wikipedia membrane)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments (usually in a plant or animal).
  • A mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate when excited by an external force.
  • A flexible or semi-flexible covering or waterproofing whose primary function is to exclude water.

    • Derived terms

    * neomembrane

    amniotomy

    English

    (wikipedia amniotomy)

    Noun

    (amniotomies)
  • (medicine) An artificial rupture of membranes to induce or accelerate labour.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 30, author=Nicholas Bakalar, title=Childbirth: Purposely Breaking Water Does Not Speed Delivery, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The procedure, sometimes called amniotomy , involves rupturing the amniotic membranes to speed contractions. }}