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: centesis: (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid → 1
Candidate hypernym: pale chrysanthemum aphid: important pest of chrysanthemums → 0
Candidate hypernym: permanent tooth: any of the 32 teeth that replace the deciduous teeth of early childhood and (with luck) can last until old age → 0
Candidate hypernym: skedaddle: a hasty flight → 0
Candidate hypernym: sirrah: formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger → 0
Candidate hypernym: reverence: a reverent mental attitude → 0
Candidate hypernym: result: something that results → 0
Candidate hypernym: jubilee: a special anniversary (or the celebration of it) → 0
Candidate hypernym: gelignite: a type of dynamite in which the nitroglycerin is absorbed in a base of wood pulp and sodium or potassium nitrate → 0
Candidate hypernym: crossbill: finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed → 0
Candidate hypernym: culvert: a transverse and totally enclosed drain under a road or railway → 0