amniocentesisnoun [ U or S ]
uk/ˌæm.ni.əʊ.senˈtiː.sɪs/us/ˌæm.ni.oʊ.senˈtiː.sɪs/a medical test in which a needle is used to remove a small amount of the liquid that surrounds a baby in the mother's womb in order to examine the baby's condition
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Obstetrics: pregnancy
- anti-choice
- artificial insemination
- backstreet abortion
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- child
- conceive
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- embryonic
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- family
- fruitful
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- have a bun in the oven idiom
- IVF
- late-term
- pro-choice
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