Amniocentesis
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(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
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- amnio
- plural
- Amniocenteses
- possessive
- Amniocentesis's
- pluralpossessive
- Amniocenteses'