Term: amniocentesis: (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
Candidate hypernym: procedure: a particular course of action intended to achieve a result → 1
Candidate hypernym: halophile: archaebacteria requiring a salt-rich environment for growth and survival → 0
Candidate hypernym: white rust: fungus causing a disease characterized by a white powdery mass of conidia → 0
Candidate hypernym: texture: the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance) → 0
Candidate hypernym: pole horse: the horse having a starting position next to the inside rail in a harness race → 0
Candidate hypernym: clean bill of health: an assurance that someone is healthy or something is in good condition → 0
Candidate hypernym: shank: a poor golf stroke in which the heel of the club hits the ball → 0
Candidate hypernym: kingfisher: nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish → 0
Candidate hypernym: love-in-winter: Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymb → 0
Candidate hypernym: yes-no question: a question that can be answered by yes or no → 0
Candidate hypernym: production line: mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it → 0