amniocentesis

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
amniocentesis /ˌamnɪəʊsɛnˈtiːsɪs/

▶noun (pl. amniocenteses /-siːz/) a process in which amniotic fluid is sampled using a hollow needle inserted into the uterus, to screen for abnormalities in the developing fetus.

– origin 1950s: from amnion + Gk kentēsis ‘pricking’.

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