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What bodily fluid is taken for testing during an amniocentesis?
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A small amount of the fluid surrounding the fetus (amniotic fluid) is drawn out through a needle inserted into the mother's womb.
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How do you use amniocentesis in a sentence?
Amniocentesis is a medical test of the fluid around the embryo. The doctor performed amniocentesis to make certain the baby would be normal.
What bodily fluid is involved during arthrocentesis procedure in the office?
This involves removing some synovial fluid from the joint.
What amniocentesis is and how useful this tehnique is. why is its use for sex of the unborn hild banned in India?
WHAT IS AMNIOCENTESIS? Amniocentesis is a prenatal test that allows the healthcare practitioner to gather information about the baby's health and development from a sample of the mother's amniotic fluid. This is the fluid that surrounds the baby in the uterus.
What is the procedure in which fluid surrounding a developing baby is removed?
Amniocentesis
A procedure in which fluid surrounding a devoloping baby is removed?
amniocentesis (sp)
Removing amniotic fluid to study human chromosomes is called?
amniocentesis
What is the CPT code for therapeutic amniocentesis with amniotic fluid reduction?
59001
What is the medical terminology combining form meaning surgical puncture?
centesis- is the suffix meaning a surgical puncture to remove fluid. An example would be amniocentesis. punturing of the aminotic sac to remove amnion for testing. -centesis
What is the medical term meaning removal of amnion fluid?
Amniocentesis is the medical term for removal of fluid in the amniotic sac.
What so a procedure used in fetal diagnosis in which amniotic fluid is removed from the uterus?
Amniocentesis
Why is amniocentesis important?
The amniotic fluid of the foetus is tested in amniocentesis to check for abnormalities in the foetus. Unfortunately, it may also lead to female foeticide as the sex of the foetus can also be determined.
Is blood considered to be?
a bodily fluid.
