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prenatal diagnosis
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | prenatal diagnosis - any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormalitydiagnostic procedure, diagnostic technique - a procedure followed in making a medical diagnosisechography, 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 organsamnio, 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 abnormalitiesfetoscopy, foetoscopy - prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood |
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EncyclopediaSeediagnosisprenatal diagnosis
pre·na·tal di·ag·no·sisdiagnosis using procedures available for the recognition of diseases and malformations in utero, and the conclusion reached. Synonym(s): antenatal diagnosisprenatal diagnosis Obstetrics The examination of fetal cells taken from the amniotic fluid, the primitive placenta–chorion, or umbilical cord for biochemical, chromosomal, or gene defectspre·na·tal di·ag·no·sis (prē-nā'tăl dī'ăg-nō'sis) Diagnosis using procedures available for the recognition of diseases and malformations in utero, and the conclusion reached. Prenatal diagnosisThe determination of whether a fetus possesses a disease or disorder while it is still in the womb.Mentioned in: Wiskott-Aldrich Syndromeprenatal diagnosis
Words related to prenatal diagnosisnoun any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormalityRelated Words- diagnostic procedure
- diagnostic technique
- echography
- sonography
- ultrasonography
- ultrasound
- amnio
- amniocentesis
- fetoscopy
- foetoscopy
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