amniocentesis
Meaning of amniocentesis
noun
A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac. Used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications.
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CatalanHyphenation of amniocentesis
am-nio-cen-te-sis
- It consists of 5 syllables and 13 chars.
- amniocentesis is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
amniocentesis synonyms
Meaning amnio:
Translation of amniocentesis
- French: amniocentèse
- Spanish: amniocentesis
- Italian: amniocentesi
- Portuguese: amniocentese
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