How to Use amniotic sac in a Sentence

amniotic sac

noun
  • Kallan was born en caul, an extremely rare type of birth where the baby is still in the amniotic sac.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 1 June 2026
  • One of their amniotic sacs had ruptured, while the other baby was in the breech position.
    Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
  • The scans found that her uterus was empty, but a nearly full-term fetus in an amniotic sac was hiding in a small space in her abdomen, near her liver.
    Laura Ungar The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Early May 26, 2024, McElroy felt her amniotic sac break in the bathroom.
    Abigail Brooks, NBC news, 13 May 2026
  • The girls were born prematurely at 31 weeks after Nelson experienced complications from carrying monochorionic/diamniotic twins, who share a placenta but have separate amniotic sacs.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

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