amniocentesis

English

Etymology

From amnio(n) +‎ -centesis.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌamnɪə(ʊ)sɛnˈtiːsɪs/

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Noun

amniocentesis (plural amniocenteses)

1. (medicine) A procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid from a pregnant animal, by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the amniotic sac. Used in diagnosing possible genetic defects and/or obstetric complications.
   • 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 287:

     In most countries amniocentesis is now offered to – perhaps even imposed on – all older mothers, to check whether the foetus carries an extra chromosome.

Translations

procedure for obtaining amniotic fluid

• Catalan: amniocentesi f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 羊膜穿刺術／羊膜穿刺术 (zh) (yángmóchuāncìshù)

• Finnish: lapsivesipisto
• French: amniocentèse (fr) f
• German: Amniozentese (de) f, Fruchtwasseruntersuchung f
• Polish: amniopunkcja f, amniocenteza (pl) f
• Portuguese: amniocentese f
• Romanian: amniocenteză f
• Spanish: amniocentesis f

Spanish

Noun

amniocentesis f (plural amniocentesis)

1. (medicine) amniocentesis

Further reading

• “amniocentesis”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014