prenatal diagnosis
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prenatal diagnosis - any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality

diagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique - a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosis

echography, sonography, ultrasonography, ultrasound - using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or study bodily organs

amnio, 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

fetoscopy, foetoscopy - prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood

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prenatal diagnosis (redirected from Prenatal screening)

prenatal diagnosis
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