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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
- induction of labor (obstetrics) inducing the childbirth process artificially by administering oxytocin or by puncturing the amniotic sac
- spina bifida a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis
- amnic of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion
- amniotic fluid the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion
- rachischisis a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis
- erythroblastosis fetalis severe anemia in newborn babies; the result of Rh incompatibility between maternal and fetal blood; typically occurs when the child of an Rh-negative mother inherits Rh-positive blood from the father; can be diagnosed before birth by amniocentesis