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