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amniocentesis Obstetrics.|ˌæmnɪəʊsɛnˈtiːsɪs|
Pl. -centeses |-ˈiːsiːz|.
[f. amnion + Gr. κέντησις pricking (f. κεντεῖν to prick).]
A prenatal diagnostic technique in which a sample of amniotic fluid is withdrawn from the uterus through a hollow needle and examined for information about the fœtus; an examination by means of this technique.
1958H. M. Parrish et al. in Amer. Jrnl. Obstetr. & Gynecol. LXXV. 724 The term ‘transabdominal amniocentesis’ is introduced as being descriptive of the procedure and is suggested in lieu of previous terminology including: amniotomy, abdominal paracentesis..and paracentesis uteri. 1971Nature 31 Dec. 506/3 Foetal cells removed by amniocentesis can also be cultured and assayed for enzymatic deficiencies in cases where inborn errors of metabolism are suspected. 1972Daily Colonist (Victoria, B.C.) 25 June 2/1 Amniocentesis will reveal the sex of the baby. 1977P. B. & J. S. Medawar Life Sci. vii. 62 When an older woman conceives a child her physician will often recommend the procedure of amniocentesis. 1977Lancet 23 July 201/2 We analysed records of amniocenteses from four New York hospitals. 1984Sunday Tel. 8 Jan. 9/5 Pregnant women over the age of 35 are now routinely offered amniocentesis tests to detect foetal abnormality. 1986P. D. James Taste for Death vii. 67 It's a boy. Barbara had an amniocentesis. |