英语词汇“amniocentesis”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

amniocentesis

/ˌamnɪəʊsɛnˈtiːsɪs

noun (plural amniocenteses /ˌamnɪəʊsɛnˈtiːsiːz/)

A process in which amniotic fluid is sampled using a hollow needle inserted into the uterus, to screen for abnormalities in the developing fetus.The whole process is called an amniocentesis, or amnio, in the vernacular....

In amniocentesis, the health care provider inserts a thin needle through the woman's abdomen.
Between the 15th and 18th weeks of pregnancy, the mother can also have an amniocentesis to screen for the Tay-Sachs gene.

Origin

1950s: from amnion + Greek kentēsis 'pricking' (from kentein 'to prick').

单词	amniocentesis
释义	amniocentesis /ˌamnɪəʊsɛnˈtiːsɪs / noun (plural amniocenteses /ˌamnɪəʊsɛnˈtiːsiːz/) A process in which amniotic fluid is sampled using a hollow needle inserted into the uterus, to screen for abnormalities in the developing fetus.The whole process is called an amniocentesis, or amnio, in the vernacular.... In amniocentesis, the health care provider inserts a thin needle through the woman's abdomen. Between the 15th and 18th weeks of pregnancy, the mother can also have an amniocentesis to screen for the Tay-Sachs gene. Origin 1950s: from amnion + Greek kentēsis 'pricking' (from kentein 'to prick'). Rhymes anamnesis, ascesis, catechesis, diesis, exegesis, mimesis, prosthesis, psychokinesis, telekinesis
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