fetoscopyn.

Brit.

/fiːˈtɒskəpi/, U.S.

/fiˈtɑskəpi/

Forms: 1900s– fetoscopy, 1900s– foetoscopy.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fetus n., -o- connective, -scopy comb. form.

Etymology: < fet- (in fetus n.) + -o- connective + -scopy comb. form, after fetoscope n.

The use of a fetoscope (fetoscope n. 2) to examine or perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on the fetus or placenta; an instance of this.

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1971 Practitioner Oct. 443 Foetoscopy is now becoming possible early in pregnancy so that infants who are at risk of congenital malformations, such as when a previous sibling has had a central nervous system malformation..can be inspected about the 12th week and, if necessary, aborted.

1979 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 23 Mar. 1286/1 In 22 of the last 27 consecutive fetoscopies pure fetal blood was taken.

1984 E. P. Volpe Patient in Womb iv. 50 Because of the risks and specialized skill that is required, fetoscopy is currently available only at a very few medical centers in the nation.

2009 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 22 June 3 During a fetoscopy, the fetoscope is lowered into the uterus to identify the blood vessels causing the problem, so they can be cauterised with a laser.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fetoscopy
释义	fetoscopyn. Brit. /fiːˈtɒskəpi/, U.S. /fiˈtɑskəpi/ Forms: 1900s– fetoscopy, 1900s– foetoscopy. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: fetus n., -o- connective, -scopy comb. form. Etymology: < fet- (in fetus n.) + -o- connective + -scopy comb. form, after fetoscope n. The use of a fetoscope (fetoscope n. 2) to examine or perform diagnostic and therapeutic procedures on the fetus or placenta; an instance of this. ΚΠ 1971 Practitioner Oct. 443 Foetoscopy is now becoming possible early in pregnancy so that infants who are at risk of congenital malformations, such as when a previous sibling has had a central nervous system malformation..can be inspected about the 12th week and, if necessary, aborted. 1979 Jrnl. Amer. Med. Assoc. 23 Mar. 1286/1 In 22 of the last 27 consecutive fetoscopies pure fetal blood was taken. 1984 E. P. Volpe Patient in Womb iv. 50 Because of the risks and specialized skill that is required, fetoscopy is currently available only at a very few medical centers in the nation. 2009 Dominion Post (Wellington, N.Z.) (Nexis) 22 June 3 During a fetoscopy, the fetoscope is lowered into the uterus to identify the blood vessels causing the problem, so they can be cauterised with a laser. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1971
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