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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

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
amnio
plural
Amniocenteses
possessive
Amniocentesis's
pluralpossessive
Amniocenteses'