Definition of
amniocentesis has definitions from the fields of medicine,obstetrics,surgery
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[ noun ] (medicine,obstetrics,surgery) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities

Synonyms

amnio

Related terms

centesis prenatal_diagnosis

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Rhymes with

electrophoresis asbestosis parenthesis pyxis photosynthesis basis pertussis prosthesis lysis cysts sis paralysis synopsis oasis electrophoresis sepsis osteoporosis psychoanalysis dialysis analysis thrombolysis nemesis neurofibromatosis endometriosis atherosclerosis emphasis lexis osmosis praxis tuberculosis urinalysis

Phonetic and Homophones

AE2 M N IY0 OW0 S EH2 N T IY1 S IH0 S

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