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: prenatal diagnosis: any of the diagnostic procedures used to determine whether a fetus has a genetic abnormality → 1
Candidate hypernym: genus amoeba: protozoan inhabiting moist soils or bottom vegetation in fresh or salt water → 0
Candidate hypernym: doubloon: a former Spanish gold coin → 0
Candidate hypernym: circuitry: electronic equipment consisting of a system of circuits → 0
Candidate hypernym: supermarket: a large self-service grocery store selling groceries and dairy products and household goods → 0
Candidate hypernym: curdling: the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid → 0
Candidate hypernym: leptotene: the first stage of the prophase of meiosis → 0
Candidate hypernym: flood: light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography → 0
Candidate hypernym: agaric: fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses → 0
Candidate hypernym: gun control: efforts to regulate or control sales of guns → 0
Candidate hypernym: position: the appropriate or customary location → 0