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May 21, 2013

Amniocentesis Glossary of Terms

The following are health and medical definitions of terms that appear in the Amniocentesis article.

Abdominal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Abnormal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Amniocentesis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Amniotic fluid: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Amniotic sac: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Analysis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Anesthetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Aneuploidy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Birth defect: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Brain: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Breathing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cell: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chromosome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Chromosomes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Cleft lip: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Cystic fibrosis: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Diabetes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Due date: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Family history: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fetus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Fever: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genes: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic counseling: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Genetic testing: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Hernia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Indicate: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Infection: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Intrauterine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Labor: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Laboratory: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Lungs: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Mental retardation: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Miscarriage: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Neural: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnancy: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Pregnant: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Premature baby: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Prenatal: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Protein: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Proteins: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Sickle cell anemia: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Spina bifida: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Spinal cord: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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Syndrome: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Syringe: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Tay-Sachs disease: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Ultrasound: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Urine: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Uterus: See the definition from MedTerms.com

Vagina: See the definition from MedTerms.com

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