amniocentesis
Translation- amniocentesis
- noun /æm niː oʊ sɪn tiː sɪs/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.
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Amniocentesis — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda La amniocentesis es una prueba prenatal común en la cual se extrae una pequeña muestra del líquido amniótico que rodea al feto para analizarla. Contenido 1 Características 2 Amniocentesis y Células madre … Wikipedia Español
Amniocentesis — (also referred to as amniotic fluid test or AFT), is a medical procedure used in prenatal diagnosis of genetic abnormalities and fetal infections cite web|url=http://www.health.harvard.edu/diagnostic tests/amniosentesis.htm|title=Diagnostic Tests … Wikipedia
amniocentesis — Punción de la membrana que rodea al feto para obtener líquido amniótico [PQ: 75.1]. En ocasiones se practica una amniocentesis con inyección intraamniotica de suero salico [PQ: 75.0] imagen clínica [véase… … Diccionario médico
amniocentesis — amniocentesis. См. амниоцентез. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
amniocentesis — /am nee oh sen tee sis/, n., pl. amniocenteses / seez/. a surgical procedure for obtaining a sample of amniotic fluid from the amniotic sac in the uterus of a pregnant woman by inserting a hollow needle through the abdominal wall, used in… … Universalium
Amniocentesis — f. Med. Extracción de líquido amniótico para su examen. * * * La amniocentesis es una prueba prenatal común en la cual se extrae una pequeña muestra del líquido amniótico que rodea al feto para analizarla. La amniocentesis se utiliza con… … Enciclopedia Universal
amniocentesis — аминоцентез … Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь
amniocentesis — noun (plural amniocenteses) Etymology: New Latin, from amnion + centesis puncture, from Greek kentesis, from kentein to prick more at center Date: 1957 the surgical insertion of a hollow needle through the abdominal wall and into the uterus to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
amniocentesis — Sampling of the fluid in the amniotic sac. In humans this is carried out, between the 12th and 16th week of pregnancy, by inserting a needle through the abdominal wall into the uterus. By karyotyping the cells and determining the proteins present … Dictionary of molecular biology
Amniocentesis — Procedure used in prenatal diagnosis to obtain amniotic fluid which can be used for genetic and other diagnostic tests. Informally called * * * Transabdominal aspiration of fluid from the amniotic sac. [amnio + G. kentesis, puncture] … Medical dictionary
