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Noun1.amnio - (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalitiesamnio - (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
amniocentesis
prenatal diagnosis - any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality
centesis - (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
maternity, pregnancy, gestation - the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus
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Another college friend--also a great mother--aborted a fetus when the amnio showed Down syndrome.
Water children by Gramont, Nina De / Harvard Review
Tumor tissue was minced with scalpels and cultured in situ on coverslips using Amnio Max C100 supplemented with 15% (vol/vol) fetal calf serum and 1% penicillin-streptomycin (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, Calif).
Recurring translocation (10;17) and deletion (14q) in clear cell ... by Brownlee, Noel A.; Perkins, L. Allen; Stewart, Will; Jackle, Beth; Pettenati, Mark J.; Koty, Patrick / Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
If I have an amnio test to screen for Down's syndrome there's a two per cent chance I'll miscarry - I'm not taking that risk.
Being 41 and pregnant is so scary.. l've already lost four babies; ... by The Mirror (London, England)
 
 
 
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