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    Amniocentesis is a medical test done while a baby is still in the womb. A doctor takes a little of the liquid around the baby (the “waters”) and checks it for some diseases or genetic problems. It is offered more often when there is a higher chance of a problem, for example with older mothers, but it is a choice, not a rule. The word is long and clinical; in speech people often it to amnio. It is not the same as an ultrasound picture, and it is not the same as ending a pregnancy — it is a test. There is a small risk, which doctors explain before anyone agrees.

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組成amnio- (from amnion, the bag of waters around a baby) + -centesis (a medical puncture to take liquid).

同家族的字

  • amnionthe membrane, the bag of waters, whose liquid the test takes
  • amnioticsame amnion root; amniotic fluid is the liquid around the unborn baby

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amniocentesisnoun/ˌam.nɪ.ə(ʊ).sɛnˈtiːs.ɪs/

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    medicinesciencesA 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, or simply to drain excess amniotic fluid.

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

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