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noun(pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
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- waters the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
- amniotic of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion
- amnio (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
- amniocentesis (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
- amniote any member of the Amniota
- amnionic of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion
- amnic of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion
- amnionic fluid the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
- amniota higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) possessing an amnion during development
- amniotic fluid the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion