Amniocentesis

Meaning

Noun

●

In Medicine:

A

for

from a

, by

a

through the

and into the

. Used in

possible

complications.

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Origin

amniocentesis

English

-centesis

English

κέντησις

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

κεντέω

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

amnion

English

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